narrow-mindedness

IPA/ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/
IPA/ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/

narrow-mindedness — 名詞

1. an attitude that refuses to consider beliefs, opinions, or ways of life that dif

1.名詞C1
釋義

心胸狹窄

拒絕接受與己不同想法的態度

an attitude that refuses to consider beliefs, opinions, or ways of life that differ from one's own, often dismissing them without thought.

例句

Reuben blamed the narrow-mindedness of his small hometown for driving him to move to Berlin.

Reuben 把家鄉小鎮的心胸狹窄怪罪為自己搬去柏林的原因。

the narrow-mindedness of [place] — typical with locations or communities

The committee's narrow-mindedness meant that no proposal from younger staff was ever taken seriously.

委員會的心胸狹窄使得年輕員工提出的任何案子都從未被認真看待。

subject is often a group or institution

常見搭配
  • sheer narrow-mindedness
  • the narrow-mindedness of [group / place / era]
  • narrow-mindedness toward / about [topic]
  • show / reveal / display narrow-mindedness
同義詞
  • bigotry

    stronger; implies hatred or prejudice toward a specific group, not just refusing ideas

  • intolerance

    broader; can apply to people or behaviour as well as ideas

  • small-mindedness

    near synonym, slightly more informal; often suggests pettiness as well as closed thinking

  • insularity

    more formal; emphasises being cut off from outside influence rather than actively rejecting it

反義詞
  • open-mindedness

    direct opposite; willingness to consider new ideas

  • tolerance

    broader; willingness to accept difference even without approving

  • broad-mindedness

    near-direct opposite; suggests a generous attitude toward varied views

文法句型

the narrow-mindedness of [person/group]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable; takes 'the' when referring to a specific person, group, or context (the narrow-mindedness of the council). Subject is typically a person, group, institution, era, or place.

常見錯誤

He has many narrow-mindednesses about food.
He shows narrow-mindedness about food.
the noun is uncountable; no plural form.
She is a narrow-mindedness woman.
She is a narrow-minded woman.
use the adjective 'narrow-minded' before a noun, not the noun form.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • the narrow-mindedness of the council
  • narrow-mindedness of an era
  • narrow-mindedness of small towns

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • show narrow-mindedness
  • reveal narrow-mindedness
  • rise above narrow-mindedness
  • fight narrow-mindedness

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