| 单词 | stereotype |
| 释义 | stereotype —stereotyper, stereotypist, n. —stereotypic /ster'ee euh tip"ik, stear'-/, stereotypical, adj. /ster"ee euh tuyp', stear"-/, n. , v. , stereotyped, stereotyping. n. 1. a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal. 2. a plate made by this process. 3. a set form; convention. 4. Sociol. a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group: The cowboy and Indian are American stereotypes. v.t. 5. to make a stereotype of. 6. to characterize or regard as a stereotype: The actor has been stereotyped as a villain. 7. to give a fixed form to. [1790-1800; STEREO- + -TYPE] Syn. 6. categorize, type, identify. |
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