stereotype

【发音】

美 /'stɛrɪətaɪp/ 英 /'steriətaip/

【翻译】

1. n.老套，固定模式

   英释:a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrue.

【记忆】

stereo(坚固的， 实心的) ＋ type(类型) → 坚固的类型 → 对…形成固定看法

【例句】

1. There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.

   对成功的商人们总有一种成见。

【真题例句】

1. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be "masterful and in charge" in relationships...

2. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...black women still can’t escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling...

【同、近义词】

1. n.陈腔滥调，老套；铅版

   truism/conventionality/

【同根词】

1. adj

   stereotyped : 用铅版印刷的；老一套的

2. v

   stereotyped : 把…浇铸成铅版；使成为陈规（stereotype的过去分词）

3. vt

   sterilize : 消毒，杀菌；使成不毛；使绝育；使不起作用