stereotype
noun
verb
ˈsteriətaɪp
noun
1
a
belief
or
idea
of
what
a
particular
type
of
person
or
thing
is
like.
Stereotypes
are
often
unfair
or
untrue.
模式化的思想; 老一套; 旧框框
racial/sexual/cultural
etc
stereotype
racist
stereotypes
in
the
media
媒体上的种族主义旧框框
[+
of
]
women
who
don’t
fit
the
stereotype
of
the
good
mother
不符合人们心目中好母亲形象的女性
[+
about
]
stereotypes
about
the
elderly
对年长者的模式化观念
the
stereotypical
Californian
–
tall,
fit,
and
tanned
典型的加利福尼亚人 — 高个子、身体健壮、皮肤黝黑
verb
2
to
decide
unfairly
that
a
type
of
person
has
particular
qualities
or
abilities
because
they
belong
to
a
particular
race,
sex,
or
social
class
对…有老一套看法; 把…模式化
stereotype
sb
as
sth
Homeless
people
are
stereotyped
as
alcoholics
or
addicts.
无家可归者被一律看成是酗酒者或吸毒者。