Stereotype

(n.)

a 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

e.g. cultural/gender/racial stereotypes

有关文化的/性别的/种族的旧框框

e.g. 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。

(v.)

stereotype sb (as sth): to form a fixed idea about a person or thing which may not really be true

对...行成模式化（或类型化）的看法

e.g. 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北京把他们归为某一类学生。

e.g. Why are professors stereotyped as absent-minded?

为什么在人们心目中教授就一定健忘呢？

引申：stereotypical

(a.)

e.g. the stereotypical image of femine behaviour.

关于女性行为举止的模式化观念

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