Stereotype Stereotypical Idea People Older Usual Type Thing
The term "stereotypical" describes an idea or image that conforms to a fixed, generalized belief about a particular type of person or thing, which may often be inaccurate.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]典型的；带有成见的；已成定型的 A stereotypical idea of a type of person or thing is a fixed general idea that a lot of people have about it, that may be false in many cases.
Dara challenges our stereotypical ideas about gender and femininity.
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.