| 词组 | stereotype |
| 释义 | stereotype /ˈsteriətaɪp, ˈstɪər- $ ˈster-, ˈstɪr-/ noun a belief, especially unfair or untrue, about what a particular type of person or thing is likeadjectives/nouns + stereotypethe old/traditional stereotype He clearly believes the old stereotype about Scottish people being mean with money.racial/racist stereotypes The film is full of racial stereotypes.cultural/national stereotypes His jokes often depend on national stereotypes.sexual/gender stereotypes Women are right to object to these sexual stereotypes.a popular/common stereotype There is a popular stereotype about old people not being very good with computers.a negative stereotype We should avoid negative stereotypes about teenagers.verbsreinforce a stereotype (=make it stronger by showing or describing someone in the usual way) Organizations aimed at helping older people must be careful not to reinforce negative stereotypes.perpetuate a stereotype formal (=make people continue to believe it) The article perpetuates the stereotype that men are not caring parents.fit a stereotype also conform to a stereotype formal (=be like the usual idea of something) He doesn’t fit the stereotype of a university student.challenge a stereotype (=be different from the usual idea of something) These young women want to challenge gender stereotypes.break down a stereotype also subvert/overturn a stereotype formal (=make people stop believing it) Her films aim to break down stereotypes about Asian women.prepositionsa stereotype of sb/sth He looked just like the stereotype of an English person, with his umbrella and his bowler hat. |
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