每日一词receptive

1. 这是个什么词？

词：receptive

英英释义：willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas

例句：Generally speaking, the more people are educated, the more they are receptive to new ideas.

2. 为什么选这个词？

“receptive”是形容词，意思是“乐于接受的”。它后面一般接介词 to, 后面通常接 new ideas/suggestions, arguments, change, reform 等词。这个词在《经济学人》中出现的频次比较高，适合用于口语和书面语，而且非常容易掌握。下面我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。

一般来说，人们的受教育程度越高，越容易接受新的观点，可以说：

Generally speaking, the more people are educated, the more they are receptive to new ideas.

很多移民选择搬到纽约，因为它非常愿意接受新的观点和生活方式，可以说：

Many immigrants gravitate towards New York City because it is highly receptive to new ideas and ways of life. （点击复习gravitate）

真正有魅力的领导者总是愿意接受新的建议和想法，可以说：

Truly charismatic leaders are receptive to new suggestions and ideas.

下面来看《经济学人》中的几个例子：

1）California’s religious diversity makes it more receptive to science than religiously conservative Texas.

2）Primary voters are also more receptive to arguments about policy and electability than the wider public is.

3）They may also be less receptive to moderation and pressure to change because they have no fear of losing power to the Republicans in the near future.（句子中的 they 指的是加州的政客）

3. 怎样学会使用这个词？

1）翻译下面的句子： 年轻人往往比老年人更容易接受变化。

Youth are likely more receptive to change than the old.

（参考翻译：Young people tend to be more receptive to change than the elderly.)