narrow-mindedness
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˌnær.əʊˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/us/ˌner.oʊˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/thequalityof beingnarrow-minded(=unwillingtoacceptideasthat are different fromyourown):
心胸狭窄，气量小Hewantedtoescapefrom the narrow-mindedness of thepeoplein thesmalltownwhere hegrewup.他想逃离他长大的那个小镇上人们的狭隘心态。
MarkTwain said, "Travel isfataltoprejudice,bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."马克•吐温说：“旅行对偏见、偏执和狭隘是致命的。”
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narrow-minded
- Traditionalprejudicesand narrow-mindednessbeganto give away to aspiritofopennessandwelcome.
- We can nolongerbeblindedbyprejudiceand narrow-mindedness.
- Ithinkthatself-absorptionand narrow-mindedness are anessentialpartofadolescence.
Narrow-minded
- be set inyourwaysidiom
- be wearing blindersidiom
- be wearing blinkersidiom
- blinder
- blinker
- blinkered
- closed-minded
- intolerantly
- myopia
- myopic
- narrow-minded
- non-thinking
- parochial
- parochialism
- prude
- prudish
- prudishly
- prudishness
- short-sightedly
- tunnel vision