| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/willing-to-consider-new-or-different-ideas |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:willing to consider new or different ideaswilling to consider new or different ideasThese words describe people who are willing to consider new ideas or different ideas from their own before making a decision or a judgment. Open-mindedis the word with the broadest meaning. It refers to someone who is willing to consider new ideas or ideas that are different from their own. The campaign attracts progressive, open-minded people. Our teacher is open-minded and fair. The opposite ofopen-mindedisnarrow-minded. No one that narrow-minded should be a teacher. For more opposites ofopen-minded, see the article atnarrow-minded. A common word to describe people who are willing to accept ideas or behaviours that are not theirs, even if they do not agree with those ideas or behaviours, istolerant.Tolerantis used especially to refer to groups of people. They are very tolerant of different religions in that country. We live in a very tolerant society. You can also call that personbroad-minded.Broad-mindedis an approving word. Travel helps you become more broad-minded. The opposite oftolerantisintolerant. He became more and more intolerant as he grew older. A person who is willing to listen to and accept new ideas isreceptive.Receptiveis slightly more formal thantolerant, and usually implies that a person will accept an idea and agree with it. He was very receptive to the idea. You'll find the students are a receptive audience. A person or group who respects and allows many different types of beliefs or behaviours can be calledliberal. They have a very liberal attitude towards sex. The modern liberal society is built on freedom for the individual. The opposite ofliberalisilliberal.Illiberalis much more formal thanliberal. Illiberal policies will hurt progress. There are several words for people who rely on facts to help them form an opinion or judgment. If a personhas an open mindabout something, they wait until they have all the information or facts about it before forming an opinion or making a judgment about it. He dislikes the poll tax, but his wife has an open mind about it. A person or group who isunbiasedignores their own feelings about something and only considers the facts and information about that thing before forming an opinion about it. Journalists must remain unbiased when they report the news. When a person isnon-judgmental, they do not form any negative opinions about someone or something and instead are willing to listen and consider what is being said. My best friend always listens to me and is so non-judgmental. When organizations or large groups are willing to accept many different ideas or different groups as part of their own group, you can say they areinclusive. Our organization strives to be more inclusive. An inclusive society welcomes individuals from all backgrounds. You can also use the adjectivebig-tentto refer to a group, and especially a political group or party, that includes many different types of people, or many different ideas, in order to attract a wide range of supporters. They claim to be a big-tent party, with room for many different approaches to key issues. |
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