noun
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
cultural/gender/racial stereotypes
有关文化的／性别的／种族的旧框框
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。
/ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/
to form a fixed idea about a person or thing which may not really be true 对…形成模式化（或类型化）的看法
~ sb
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背景把他们归类。
~ sb as sth
Why are professors stereotyped as absent-minded?
为什么在人们心目中教授就一定健忘呢？