open-minded
/ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌō-pən-ˈmīn-dəd/ (ame, mw)
open-minded — adjective
1. ready to hear views unlike your own and think about them fairly instead of pushi
ready to hear views unlike your own and think about them fairly instead of pushing them away at once.
Sora stayed open-minded when the new teacher changed the class rules.
predicative: stay open-minded when change happens
The club needs open-minded volunteers to test ideas for the street festival.
attributive: open-minded + volunteers
Even after the first plan failed, Felix remained open-minded about other solutions.
An open-minded manager listened to younger staff before changing the schedule.
Ilan was open-minded enough to try food he had once avoided.
- tolerant
often means allowing differences, while open-minded stresses actively considering them
- accepting
sounds warmer and more welcoming, especially toward people
- broad-minded
is close in meaning but can sound slightly more formal or old-fashioned
- flexible
usually focuses on changing plans or methods, not on hearing new opinions
- narrow-minded
unwilling to consider ideas outside one's usual views
- prejudiced
adds the idea of unfair judgment against people or groups
- rigid
focuses more on refusing change than on rejecting different opinions
文法句型
open-minded about + noun phrase
open-minded toward + noun phrase
be open-minded enough to + verb
用法筆記
Often describes people, groups, or attitudes rather than single actions. It commonly appears with about or toward when the topic or people being considered are named.