Stereotype People Stereotyped Idea Noun Fixed Image Type
A stereotype is a fixed, generalized image or set of characteristics believed to represent a particular type of person or thing, leading to a "fixed pattern" or "stereotype." The term can also be used as a verb, meaning to subject someone or something to a stereotype.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]模式化的形象(或特征);固定模式;刻板印象;陈规老套 A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.
There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen...
人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
Many men feel their body shape doesn't live up to the stereotype of the ideal man.
很多男人都觉得自己的体形不符合人们心目中惯有的理想男性形象。
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[VERB 动词]使模式化;使定型 If someone is stereotyped as something, people form a fixed general idea or image of them, so that it is assumed that they will behave in a particular way.
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He was stereotyped by some as a rebel...
他被一些人认定为叛逆者。
I get very worked up about the way women are stereotyped in a lot of mainstream films...
我对很多主流电影中千篇一律的女性形象感到非常气愤。
You are likely to find many people who have stereotyped ideas about women.
你很可能会发现很多人对女性都抱有老一套的看法。
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stereo·type/ˈsteriətaɪp; NAmEˈsteriətaɪp/
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stereotypestereotypesstereotypedstereotypingnouna fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality 模式化观念(或形象);老一套;刻板印象◆cultural/gender/racial stereotypes有关文化的╱性别的╱种族的旧框框◆He doesn't conform to the usual stereotype of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase.他不同于人们一般印象中穿黑色西装、提公文包的商人形象。☞collocationsat
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▶stereo·typ·ical/ˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkl; NAmEˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkl/adjective◆the stereotypical image of feminine behaviour关于女性行为举止的模式化观念stereo·typ·ical·ly/; NAmE/adverbverb[often passive ]to form a fixed idea about a person or thing which may not really be true 对…形成模式化(或类型化)的看法stereotypesb ◆Children from certain backgrounds tend to be stereotyped by their teachers.教师往往模式化地根据学生的某些背景把他们归类。stereotypesb as sth ◆Why are professors stereotyped as absent-minded?为什么在人们心目中教授就一定健忘呢?▶stereo·typed/; NAmE/adjective◆a play full of stereotyped characters充斥着模式化人物的戏剧stereo·typ·ing/ˈsteriətaɪpɪŋ; NAmEˈsteriətaɪpɪŋ/noun[uncountable ]◆sexual stereotyping性别的模式化stereo·type/ˈsteriətaɪp; NAmEˈsteriətaɪp/stereo·typ·ical/ˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkl; NAmEˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkl/stereo·typ·ical·ly/; NAmE/stereo·typed/; NAmE/stereo·typ·ing/ˈsteriətaɪpɪŋ; NAmEˈsteriətaɪpɪŋ/
a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrueracial/sexual/cultural etc stereotype racist stereotypes in the mediastereotype of women who don’t fit the stereotype of the good motherstereotype about stereotypes about the elderly—stereotypical /ˌsteriəˈtɪpɪkəl, ˌstɪər- $ ˌster-, ˌstɪr-/ adjective: the stereotypical Californian – tall, fit, and tanned—stereotypically /-kli/ adverbCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + stereotyperacial/racist stereotypes· The novel has been criticized for reinforcing racial stereotypes.cultural stereotypes· His jokes often depend on cultural stereotypes.national stereotypes· Such cartoons show how persistent national stereotypes are.sexual/gender stereotypes· Feminists justifiably object to these sexual stereotypes.an old/traditional stereotype· Many people still believe that old stereotype.a popular/common stereotype· Current evidence indicates that older people are more healthy than popular stereotypes suggest.a negative stereotype· We should avoid negative stereotypes regarding the performance of older workers.verbsfit/conform to a stereotype (=be like the usual idea of something)· He doesn’t fit the stereotype of a Stanford student.reinforce a stereotype (=make a stereotype stronger by showing or describing someone in the usual way)· Charities for older people must be careful not to reinforce harmful stereotypes.challenge a stereotype (=be different from the usual idea of something)· These young women want to challenge gender stereotypes.
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to decide unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social classbe stereotyped as something Homeless people are stereotyped as alcoholics or addicts.GRAMMARStereotype is often used in the passive.—stereotyping noun [uncountable]—stereotyped adjective