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.
例句
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。
VERB
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.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
adj.
套用陈规的
a stereotyped character in a play戏里一个公式化的脚色
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality;
"stereotyped phrases of condolence""even his profanity was unimaginative"