stereotype
noun [ C ] disapproving uk/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/ us/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/
C1 （尤指错误的）模式化印象，老一套，成见
a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong
racial/sexual stereotypes 陈旧的种族偏见／性别成见
He doesn't conform to/fit/fill the national stereotype of a Frenchman. 他不符合一般人头脑中法国人的形象。
The characters in the book are just stereotypes. 书中的人物毫无新意。
Compare: prototype
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- I think I fit the popular stereotype of a mad scientist.
- She was the very stereotype of the prim English woman.
- Adverts are full of stereotypes.
- The latest series contains a thoroughly offensive stereotype of a gay man.
- Her plots are predictable and her characters little more than stereotypes.
stereotype
verb [ T ] disapproving uk/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/ us/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/
对…形成模式化的看法；（尤指）对…有成见
to have a set idea about what a particular type of person is like, especially an idea that is wrong
The study claims that British advertising stereotypes women. 这项研究声称英国的广告对女性抱有成见。
We tried not to give the children sexually stereotyped toys. 我们尽量不给孩子们玩带有性别成见的玩具。
Synonym: pigeonhole