If you are receptive, you are willing to hear a new idea or someone else’s view, instead of shutting the door at once. We usually say receptive to something: receptive to change, receptive to advice.

If you are receptive如果你是receptive， you are willing to hear a new idea or someone else's view你就是願意聽新的想法或別人的看法， instead of shutting the door at once而不是馬上把門關上。 We usually say receptive to something我們通常會說receptive to something（對某事持開放態度）： receptive to change, receptive to advicereceptive to change（對改變開放）、receptive to advice（樂於接受建議）。

It is a polite, slightly formal word — more a teacher’s or a manager’s word than a playground one. It does not mean you already agree; it means you will give the idea a fair listen.

It is a polite, slightly formal word這是個有禮貌、有點正式的字—— more a teacher's or a manager's word than a playground one比較像是老師或主管會用的字，不是操場上的字。 It does not mean you already agree它不代表你已經同意了； it means you will give the idea a fair listen它的意思是你會公平地聽聽這個想法。

Though actually, doctors and biologists also use receptive in a narrower way (a female animal that is ready to mate; a body that will take a treatment). For most students, “open to new ideas” is the meaning that matters.

Though actually, doctors and biologists also use receptive in a narrower way不過，醫生和生物學家也會用receptive來表示更窄的意思 (a female animal that is ready to mate; a body that will take a treatment)（準備好交配的雌性動物；能接受治療的身體）。 For most students對大多數學生來說， "open to new ideas" is the meaning that matters「對新想法開放」才是真正重要的意思。