A fair-minded person tries to see a situation from more than one side before they decide who is right. They listen. They do not jump to “my side is good, your side is bad.” The word names a kind of character, not a mood: you can be warm and still not fair-minded, and you can be strict and still be fair-minded.

A fair-minded person一個 fair-minded 的人 tries to see嘗試看 a situation一個情況 from more than one side從不只一個角度 before they decide who is right再決定誰是對的。They他們 listen會聆聽。They他們 do not jump to不會急著說 "my side is good, your side is bad."「我這邊是對的，你那邊是錯的」The word這個字 names a kind of character指的是一種性格, not a mood不是一種心情: you你 can be warm可以很溫暖 and still not fair-minded卻仍然不 fair-minded, and而 you你 can be strict可以很嚴格 and still be fair-minded卻仍然 fair-minded。

Teachers, judges, and people who run meetings like it, because it praises the habit of taking other people’s views seriously. People also reach for it when they want to sound calm in an argument: “Let’s be fair-minded about this.” It is a compliment, and it is a little careful — more a word you write, or say when you are being serious, than a word friends throw around.

Teachers, judges, and people who run meetings老師、法官、和主持會議的人 like it喜歡這個特質, because因為 it它 praises稱讚的是 the habit of taking other people's views seriously認真看待別人意見的習慣。People人們 also reach for it也會用這個字 when they want to sound calm in an argument當他們想在爭論中顯得冷靜時: "Let's be fair-minded about this."「Let's be fair-minded about this.」我們就這件事公正一點吧。It它 is a compliment是一種稱讚, and而 it它 is a little careful有點拘謹 — more a word you write, or say when you are being serious比較是寫下來、或正經說話時用的字, than a word friends throw around不是朋友間隨口就說的字。

Though actually, being fair-minded does not mean you never take a side, and it does not mean you say yes to everyone. It means you did the looking first.

Though actually但其實, being fair-minded不表示 does not mean你永遠不選邊 you never take a side, and而 it它 does not mean也不表示 you say yes to everyone你對每個人都說好。It它 means意思是 you did the looking first你先做了那個查看的動作。

It is also not the same as being “nice.” A nice person may want you to feel good; a fair-minded person wants the decision to be just, even if someone leaves unhappy.

It它 is also not the same as being "nice."也不等於「nice」友善。A nice person一個友善的人 may want you to feel good可能只是想讓你感覺良好; a fair-minded person一個 fair-minded 的人 wants the decision to be just要的是決定要公正, even if即使 someone leaves unhappy有人會不高興地離開。