A narrow-minded person will not accept ideas, ways of living, or opinions that are new or different from their own. Their mind is "narrow" like a thin path: only one kind of thought can walk there.

A narrow-minded person心胸狹窄的人 will not accept不會接受 ideas, ways of living, or opinions新的想法、生活方式或意見 that are new or different from their own跟自己不同的。Their mind他們的心 is "narrow" like a thin path像一條窄窄的小路：only one kind of thought can walk there只容得下一種想法通過。

We use the word to criticise. It is not about a thin face or a small head — though actually, learners sometimes hear narrow and picture a body. It is about how little welcome a person gives to other people's ways.

We我們 use the word用這個字 to criticise是為了批評。It它 is not about a thin face or a small head跟臉小或頭小無關 — though actually不過事實上，learners學習者 sometimes hear narrow and picture a body有時候聽到narrow就想到身體。It它 is about how little welcome a person gives to other people's ways說的是一個人對別人的方式有多不歡迎。

You can call a comment, a rule, or a whole town narrow-minded, not only a person. It is a bit formal and a bit sharp; saying it to someone's face will hurt.

You can call你可以說 a comment, a rule, or a whole town一句話、一條規定，或整個小鎮 narrow-minded心胸狹窄，not only a person不只是一個人。It它 is a bit formal and a bit sharp有點正式也有點尖銳；saying it to someone's face當著別人的面說 will hurt會傷人。

The opposite people reach for is open-minded.

The opposite people reach for大家想到的反義詞 is是 open-minded。