acceptant

acceptant — 形容詞

  • acceptantpositive
  • more acceptantcomparative
  • most acceptantsuperlative

1. willing to receive or welcome new ideas, people, or experiences without resistan

1.形容詞C1
釋義

接納的

願意接受新想法或差異的

willing to receive or welcome new ideas, people, or experiences without resistance — describing a person who is open to what is unfamiliar or different.

例句

Xiu's family was acceptant of her decision to study art instead of medicine.

Xiu 的家人很接納她選擇唸藝術而非醫學的決定。

collocation: acceptant of [decision]

The community remained acceptant toward the new arrivals, offering help with housing and jobs.

這個社區對新來者抱持接納的態度,提供住房和工作方面的協助。

collocation: acceptant toward [someone]

同義詞
  • receptive

    overlapping in meaning but more common; receptive often suggests readiness to receive ideas or suggestions, while acceptant emphasises a welcoming attitude toward difference.

  • open

    less formal and far more frequent; open covers willingness without the literary tone of acceptant.

  • amenable

    focuses on willingness to agree or comply with a request, whereas acceptant is broader, covering ideas, people, and experiences.

  • welcoming

    more social and concrete; welcoming describes a friendly reception of people, while acceptant can apply to abstract things like change.

反義詞
  • resistant

    actively opposing or refusing, the direct opposite of accepting willingly.

  • unreceptive

    not open to ideas or suggestions; shares the receptive root but is the negative counterpart.

文法句型

acceptant of [something]

acceptant toward [someone]

用法筆記

Rare in everyday conversation; preferred in formal or literary contexts describing attitudes toward change, difference, or unfamiliar ideas.

常見錯誤

She was acceptant to the new system.
She was acceptant of the new system.
💡acceptant is followed by of, not to.
He is acceptant about trying new food.
He is open to trying new food.
💡acceptant is too formal for casual situations; use open to instead.