type-cast
/ˈtīp-ˌkast How to pronounce typecast (audio)/ (ame, mw)
type-cast — 動詞
- type-castpresent simple I / you / we / they
- type-casts3rd person singular
- type-casting-ing form
- type-castedpast simple
1. to keep giving an actor parts that match the same screen image, so people expect
戲路定型
總把演員安排演同類角色
to keep giving an actor parts that match the same screen image, so people expect them to play that kind of role again
After the hospital series became a hit, producers type-cast Indra as stern doctors.
那部醫院影集爆紅後，製片人就把 Indra 的戲路定型在嚴肅醫師角色。
type-cast + actor + as + role
Joaquín feared one superhero film would type-cast him in action roles forever.
Joaquín 擔心只拍了一部超級英雄電影，自己以後就會被定型在動作角色。
type-cast someone in + kind of role
Because of her comic timing, directors kept type-casting Gita as the lively sidekick.
因為很有喜劇節奏感，導演們一直把 Gita 的戲路定型成活潑的配角。
Sade worked on stage for years to avoid being type-cast as a villain.
Sade 在舞台上努力了很多年，就是不想被定型成反派。
One teen drama type-cast Sivan so strongly that later scripts copied the same role.
一部青春劇把 Sivan 的戲路定得太死，後來的劇本都照著同一種角色寫。
- cast
neutral verb for choosing an actor; it does not suggest repeated narrowing
- pigeonhole
broader and more informal; it can apply beyond acting
- stereotype
broader social judgment, not specifically the repeated choice of roles
文法句型
type-cast + actor + as + role
type-cast someone in + similar parts
用法筆記
Usually said when one successful performance fixes an actor's public image and later directors keep choosing similar parts. Sense 2 is broader and applies to social judgment outside casting.
常見錯誤
2. to decide too quickly that a person or group belongs to one simple category, wit
貼標籤
把人看成固定的一類
to decide too quickly that a person or group belongs to one simple category, without noticing who they really are
The local paper type-cast Salma as a troublemaker after one noisy protest.
那家地方報紙只因為一次吵鬧的抗議，就把 Salma 貼上麻煩人物的標籤。
type-cast + person + as + label
Teachers must not type-cast Lan as lazy just because homework takes longer.
老師不可以只因為作業做得比較慢，就把 Lan 貼上懶惰的標籤。
After one missed deadline, coworkers type-cast Asher as the careless one.
只因為錯過一次截止日，同事們就把 Asher 貼上團隊裡最粗心的人的標籤。
Neighbors should not type-cast Paloma as unfriendly before speaking to her.
鄰居還沒跟 Paloma 說過話，就不該先把她貼上難相處的標籤。
People on the bus type-cast Élise as rich because of her coat and bag.
公車上的人因為 Élise 的外套和包包，就把她貼上有錢人的標籤。
- stereotype
stronger focus on unfair social assumptions shared by many people
- pigeonhole
more informal; it stresses forcing someone into a narrow category
- label
broader and sometimes neutral; it does not always imply a rigid image
- individualize
to treat each person as distinct instead of reducing them to a type
文法句型
type-cast + person/group + as + noun/adjective
be type-cast as + description
用法筆記
Often used when people reduce someone to a fixed social image or unfair label. Unlike sense 1, this meaning is not limited to actors or entertainment work.