small-mindedness
small-mindedness — 名詞
1. the tendency to reject unfamiliar ideas, customs, or lifestyles simply because t
心胸狹隘
拒絕接納新觀念或不同想法的態度
the tendency to reject unfamiliar ideas, customs, or lifestyles simply because they differ from what you know, often based on the belief that your own views are the only acceptable ones
The committee's small-mindedness prevented the city from adopting a more inclusive transport plan.
委員會的心胸狹隘，導致該市無法採用更具包容性的交通計畫。
small-mindedness prevents [institution] from [positive action]
Yara was frustrated by the small-mindedness of her colleagues, who refused to learn any new software.
Yara 對同事們的心胸狹隘感到沮喪，他們拒絕學習任何新軟體。
Haruto's time working abroad helped him recognize the small-mindedness of his old neighborhood.
Haruto 在國外工作的經歷，幫助他認清了老家鄰里的心胸狹隘。
Small-mindedness in leadership often produces policies that ignore the needs of minority groups.
領導階層的心胸狹隘，往往會產生忽略少數族群需求的政策。
Anjali found the small-mindedness of the board deeply disappointing yet entirely predictable.
Anjali 認為該委員會的心胸狹隘既令人深感失望，又完全在意料之中。
- narrow-mindedness
the most direct and common synonym; interchangeable in most contexts
- parochialism
more formal, specifically implies limited awareness beyond one's own small community or organization
- insularity
emphasizes isolation from outside influences, as if on an island
- provincialism
suggests an outlook limited by rural or small-town experience, sometimes with old-fashioned connotations
- open-mindedness
willingness to consider new ideas without prejudice
- broad-mindedness
tolerance of a wide range of beliefs and lifestyles
- tolerance
acceptance of practices and beliefs different from one's own
文法句型
small-mindedness + of + noun phrase
possessive + small-mindedness
用法筆記
Nearly always uncountable; do not add -s for plural. Common after possessive nouns (the manager's small-mindedness) or in the pattern 'small-mindedness of + noun phrase.' More frequent in written or formal contexts than in everyday conversation.