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be receptive to sth
receptive 作表语时常用介词 to 引出接受的对象。
The committee is receptive to new ideas.
委员会愿意接受新想法。
愿意接受的；乐于接纳的；开明的
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愿意接受的；乐于接纳的；开明的
willing to consider or accept new ideas, arguments, or change
The committee is receptive to new ideas.
委员会愿意接受新想法。
能接受的；有接受能力的
Capable of receiving something.
乐于接受新事物,尤其新概念或新思想的
Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.
适于繁殖的；可受孕的
Ready for reproduction; fertile.
与语言理解相关的(非语言表达)
Of, affecting, or pertaining to the understanding of language rather than its expression.
She was receptive to new ideas during the meeting.
她在会议期间乐于接受新想法。
The manager is receptive to feedback from her team.
经理乐于接受她团队的反馈。
He has a receptive mind and learns quickly.
他善于接受新事物，学得很快。
receptive 作表语时常用介词 to 引出接受的对象。
The committee is receptive to new ideas.
委员会愿意接受新想法。
这里的 to 是介词，后接动词时用动名词，不用不定式。
They are receptive to hearing other opinions.
他们愿意听取其他人的意见。
Not this
She is receptive new ideas.
Use this
She is receptive to new ideas.
receptive 表示“对…乐于接受”时，后接介词 to 再接宾语；不能受中文“接受新想法”的影响直接跟宾语而漏掉 to。加上 to 才能引出接受的对象。
Not this
She is receptive to accept new ideas.
Use this
She is receptive to accepting new ideas.
receptive to 中的 to 是介词，不是不定式符号，因此后面要接名词或动名词（accepting），不能接动词原形 accept。将 accept 改为 accepting 才符合搭配。
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乐于接受新思想的
She is always receptive to new ideas.
她总是乐于接受新思想。
乐于接受的听众或观众
He spoke to a receptive audience.
他对着一群乐于接受的听众讲话。
乐于接受变化的
Employees were receptive to change.
员工们乐于接受变化。
愿意接受反馈的
He is very receptive to feedback from his teammates.
他非常愿意接受队友的反馈。
愿意听取建议的
The manager was receptive to suggestions about saving energy.
这位经理愿意听取关于节约能源的建议。
愿意接受批评的
A good leader is receptive to criticism.
好的领导者愿意接受批评。
耐心倾听（他人的诉说）
She was always ready to lend a receptive ear to her colleagues' concerns.
她总是愿意耐心倾听同事们的心事。
乐于接受的听众（或观众）
The singer's new style found a receptive audience among young fans.
这位歌手的新风格在年轻歌迷中找到了乐于接受的听众。
乐于接受新想法
A good manager stays receptive to new ideas from the whole team.
好的管理者始终乐于接受整个团队的新想法。
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re-（回）+cept（拿）+ive：把新观点“拿回来”收下，像接收信号一样乐于接纳。
语域：mixed 常见场景：工作会议、学术讨论、课堂交流 receptive 通常用于较正式或中性的场合，指乐于倾听、接受新观点或建议；表示“对…持开放态度”时，多使用 be receptive to 短语。日常口语中不如 open 常用，但不算生僻。
真正押韵的是 deceptive /dɪˈsɛptɪv/ 和 perceptive /pərˈsɛptɪv/，与 receptive /rɪˈsɛptɪv/ 的重读元音及后面的 /sɛptɪv/ 一致。reception /rɪˈsɛpʃən/、receipt /rɪˈsiːt/、recipe /ˈresəpi/ 拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵。
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