及物动词

1. 模式化的形象(或特征);固定模式;刻板印象;陈规老套
A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.

2. 使模式化;使定型
If someone is stereotyped as something, people form a fixed general idea or image of them, so that it is assumed that they will behave in a particular way.

1. a conventional or formulaic conception or image

e.g. regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding