stereotyped

/ˈsteriətaɪpt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsteriətaɪpt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈster-ē-ə-ˌtīpt ˈstir-/ (ame, mw)

stereotyped — 形容詞

  • stereotypedpositive
  • more stereotypedcomparative
  • most stereotypedsuperlative

1. showing the same simple and often unfair ideas about a group, role, or kind of p

1.形容詞B2
釋義

刻板化的

套用失真的固定印象

showing the same simple and often unfair ideas about a group, role, or kind of person, instead of reflecting real differences.

例句

The ad uses a stereotyped image of fathers who cannot cook.

這支廣告用了把父親都寫成不會做飯的刻板化形象。

stereotyped image of a social group

Hoa challenged the stereotyped view that quiet students lack strong ideas.

Hoa 質疑那種刻板化的看法,認為安靜的學生也可能很有想法。

stereotyped view + that-clause

同義詞
  • prejudiced

    stronger, with clearer unfair judgement or dislike

  • biased

    broader unfair leaning, not always based on a fixed group image

  • simplistic

    too simple, but not always socially unfair

反義詞
  • nuanced

    shows important differences instead of reducing everyone to one type

文法句型

stereotyped + image/view/comment/portrayal

用法筆記

Often used for social roles, national groups, or public portrayals. It criticizes a picture or comment for flattening real differences between people.

2. used for movements, speech, or actions that repeat in the same set way, especial

2.形容詞C1
釋義

刻板重複

動作或話語固定反覆出現

used for movements, speech, or actions that repeat in the same set way, especially in autism and related conditions.

例句

The clinician noted stereotyped rocking after the fire alarm rang.

臨床人員記下了那種刻板重複的搖晃,因為警鈴剛剛響起。

stereotyped + movement noun

Tanvi repeated the same stereotyped line whenever strangers asked her name.

每次陌生人問 Tanvi 叫什麼名字,她都會說出同一句刻板重複的話。

stereotyped line in repeated speech

同義詞
  • repetitive

    more general and less tied to fixed repeated patterns

  • ritualized

    suggests a set sequence carried out in the same form each time

反義詞
  • variable

    changes in form instead of repeating the same pattern

文法句型

stereotyped + behavior/movement/language/phrase

用法筆記

Usually modifies nouns such as behavior, movement, speech, or phrase. Distinguish it from sense 1, which is about unfair social images, and sense 3, which is about unoriginal style.

3. following a familiar set pattern so that it feels copied, routine, or short of f

3.形容詞B2
釋義

公式化的

照固定套路,缺少新意

following a familiar set pattern so that it feels copied, routine, or short of fresh thought.

例句

The speech sounded stereotyped, with the same safe lines as every year.

那場演講聽起來很公式化,年年都是同樣幾句安全台詞。

linking verb + stereotyped

Gabriel thought the villain was stereotyped and too easy to predict.

Gabriel 覺得那個反派很公式化,也太容易猜到下一步。

同義詞
  • formulaic

    very close, stressing use of a ready-made pattern

  • cliched

    focuses on tired, overused ideas or wording

  • predictable

    stresses that nothing new or surprising happens

反義詞
  • original

    shows fresh thought instead of a fixed pattern

文法句型

be/seem/feel stereotyped

stereotyped + plot/dialogue/character/style

用法筆記

Common with creative work such as plots, dialogue, speeches, or stock roles. Unlike sense 1, it does not have to involve a social group; unlike sense 2, it is about style rather than repeated behavior.