receptivity
UK/rɪ,sɛp'tɪvəti/US/.ri:sep'tiviti/
C2
Definitions
n.
The willingness or ability to receive and respond to new ideas or stimuli
接受能力，感受性
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreceptiveagain, back
+
-itytake, seize, hold
=receptivity
receptive + -ity (state of) = "the state of being receptive." More formal/academic than receptiveness, common in psychology and physiology (sensory receptivity).
Common Collocations
- 1.emotional receptivity情感感受力
- 2.receptivity to learning对学习的接纳意愿
- 3.[intellectual receptivity]智识上的开放性
- 4.enhance receptivity提升接受能力
Example Sentences
- 1.
Sleep affects the brain's receptivity to learning.
- 2.
The plant's receptivity to light varies by season.