closed-minded
closed-minded — 形容詞
1. unwilling to listen fairly to unfamiliar views, often pushing them away before t
思想封閉
不肯接受新想法或不同意見
unwilling to listen fairly to unfamiliar views, often pushing them away before thinking about them.
Sofia sounded closed-minded when she dismissed the exchange student's suggestion immediately.
Sofia 立刻否定交換學生的提議,顯得思想很封閉。
closed-minded when rejecting a suggestion at once
The committee stayed closed-minded about bike lanes despite three safety reports.
儘管已有三份安全報告,委員會對設置自行車道仍抱持封閉態度。
closed-minded about + noun phrase
Kian was so closed-minded that the family stopped discussing changing schools.
Kian 太過封閉,家人只好不再談轉學的事。
closed-minded blocks further discussion
A closed-minded coach laughed at Nadia's plan for a mixed training group.
那位思想封閉的教練嘲笑 Nadia 提出的混合訓練組計畫。
attributive: closed-minded + person
Even the museum guide seemed closed-minded about art from younger painters.
連博物館導覽員似乎都對年輕畫家的作品抱持思想封閉的態度。
- closed-minded attitude
- closed-minded response
- closed-minded about change
- remain closed-minded
- closed-minded outlook
- narrow-minded
is the closest everyday synonym and often suggests limited tolerance for different opinions
- rigid
focuses more on refusing change in rules or methods
- dogmatic
suggests strong certainty that one's own beliefs are unquestionably right
- prejudiced
adds unfair negative judgment, especially about people or groups
- open-minded
willing to hear different ideas before judging them
- curious
stresses wanting to learn more rather than rejecting something early
- receptive
focuses on being ready to accept suggestions or influence
文法句型
closed-minded about + noun phrase
closed-minded toward + people or ideas
sound or seem closed-minded
用法筆記
Often describes people, groups, or attitudes in discussions about change, education, culture, or social issues. It commonly appears with about when the rejected idea or topic is named.
常見錯誤
同根字
- closed-mindedness名詞C2
- open-minded形容詞C1
- open-mindedness名詞C1
- narrow-minded形容詞C1