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openness

noun
🔊/ˈəʊpənnəs/
🔊/ˈəʊpənnəs/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the quality of being honest and not hiding information or feelings诚实；率真；坦率
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    • He talked with a new openness about his own life.他以前所未有的坦诚谈了他的个人生活。
    • There is a need for greater openness in government.政府需要更加开诚布公。
    • her openness about her marital problems她对自己婚姻问题的坦率
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • greater
    • more
    • complete
    • …
    verb + openness
    • demonstrate
    • show
    • require
    • …
    preposition
    • openness  about
    • openness  to
    • openness  towards/​toward
    • …
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  2. openness (to something) the quality of being able to think about, accept or listen to different ideas or people虚心的品质；开明
    • He demonstrated an openness to change.他对变革表现出开明态度。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • greater
    • more
    • complete
    • …
    verb + openness
    • demonstrate
    • show
    • require
    • …
    preposition
    • openness  about
    • openness  to
    • openness  towards/​toward
    • …
    See full entry
  3. the quality of not being limited or covered开阔；开放；未遮盖
    • the openness of the landscape景色的壮阔