stereotype

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Sự định kiến, hình tượng cố định

BrE /ˈster.i.ˌtɪp/ AmE /ˈster.i.ˌtaɪp/

noun / verb en → vi

1 BELIEF [singular] B1

Sự định kiến, hình tượng cố định

a fixed idea or image of a particular type of person, group of people, etc., that is not true in reality and does not allow for any differences between individuals within the group

  • a stereotype of somebody/something

Collocations stereotype a person/group · challenge stereotypes

  • The media often reinforces negative stereotypes about young people.

    Phương tiện truyền thông thường củng cố những định kiến tiêu cực về giới trẻ.

2 ACTION [transitive] B2

Định hình, tạo ra định kiến

to form a stereotype of someone or something; to think about someone or something in terms of a fixed idea or image that is not true in reality and does not allow for any differences between individuals within the group

  • stereotype somebody/something as something

Collocations stereotype a person/group as something · stereotype an image/idea

  • The film stereotypes women as weak and dependent.

    Phim đã định hình phụ nữ là yếu đuối và phụ thuộc.