openness

openness — 名詞

1. a way of speaking or behaving that shows your real thoughts and feelings instead

1.名詞C2
釋義

坦率；坦誠

不隱瞞想法或感受的態度

a way of speaking or behaving that shows your real thoughts and feelings instead of keeping them hidden

例句

During the meeting, Priya thanked Leo for his openness about the budget problems.

會議上，Priya 感謝 Leo 對預算問題的坦率。

openness about + topic

Mina's openness with the children helped them ask hard questions.

Mina 對孩子們的坦誠，讓他們敢問難回答的問題。

openness with + people

同義詞
  • honesty

    is broader and can refer to truthfulness in general, not only sharing feelings

  • frankness

    suggests speaking more directly and sometimes more bluntly

  • candor

    is more formal and common in public or professional contexts

  • transparency

    often describes clear sharing of information by groups or institutions

反義詞
  • secrecy

    stresses keeping facts or feelings hidden

  • reserve

    suggests holding back and not saying much

  • evasiveness

    suggests avoiding clear answers

文法句型

openness about something

openness with someone

show openness

用法筆記

Often followed by about or with when you name the subject or the people involved. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about accepting other people or ideas rather than revealing your own thoughts.

常見錯誤

❌I admire her openness for the problem.
✅I admire her openness about the problem.
💡use 'about' for the subject someone speaks honestly about.
❌His openness to the new plan surprised us.
✅His openness about the new plan surprised us.
💡sense 1 is about sharing thoughts; sense 2 uses 'to' for willingness to accept ideas.

2. willingness to listen to new views and to accept people or ways of living that a

2.名詞C1
釋義

開放；包容

願意接納不同人事物的態度

willingness to listen to new views and to accept people or ways of living that are not like your own

例句

The school praised Mei's openness to students from many backgrounds.

學校稱讚 Mei 對不同背景學生的開放態度。

openness to + people

His openness to new ideas changed the way the team planned.

他對新點子的開放，改變了團隊規劃的方式。

openness to + ideas

同義詞
  • open-mindedness

    is very close, but it more clearly emphasizes thinking without fixed prejudice

  • receptiveness

    is more formal and often used for ideas, advice, or criticism

  • tolerance

    focuses more on allowing difference, not always on actively listening

  • willingness

    is broader and does not by itself suggest different people or ideas

反義詞
  • prejudice

    suggests unfair negative ideas about people before knowing them

  • resistance

    focuses on pushing against change or outside ideas

  • narrow-mindedness

    stresses an unwillingness to consider other views

文法句型

openness to something

openness toward someone

show openness to change

用法筆記

Usually followed by to or toward. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about telling the truth openly, and from sense 3, which describes physical space rather than attitude.

常見錯誤

❌The manager showed openness about new ideas.
✅The manager showed openness to new ideas.
💡use 'to' for ideas or changes you are willing to consider.
❌Her openness means she tells every secret.
✅Her openness means she listens fairly to different opinions.
💡this sense is about receptiveness, not revealing private information.

3. the state of having little in the way, so light, air, or people can move through

3.名詞C1
釋義

開闊

少遮擋阻隔、可通行通風

the state of having little in the way, so light, air, or people can move through easily

例句

The park's openness lets children run from the gate to the pond.

公園空間的開闊，讓孩子們能從大門一路跑到池塘。

space allows free movement

Visitors loved the openness of the glass hall and wide stairs.

訪客很喜歡那座玻璃大廳和寬樓梯帶來的開闊感。

the openness of + place

同義詞
  • spaciousness

    focuses more on size, while openness also suggests few barriers

  • airiness

    stresses a light, fresh feeling in a room or building

  • exposure

    can suggest being uncovered, but it often has a less positive feeling

反義詞
  • enclosure

    suggests something shut in by walls or fences

  • confinement

    focuses on limited movement or space

  • blockage

    stresses something physically getting in the way

文法句型

the openness of a space

a sense of openness

lose openness

用法筆記

Common with nouns for rooms, buildings, parks, and landscapes. Unlike sense 2, it does not describe attitude; it describes a place with few barriers or coverings.

常見錯誤

❌The wall added more openness to the yard.
✅The wall reduced the yard's openness.
💡walls usually make a space less open, not more open.
❌The office's openness to new workers looked modern.
✅The office's openness looked modern.
💡this sense describes physical layout, not willingness to accept people.