stereotypical

形容词 adj.
/ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/|/ˌstɪə̯-/|/ˌstɪː-/    /ˌstɛɹ.i.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/|/ˌstɪɹ-/|/ˌsteɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/|/ˌstɪə̯-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
    — There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans.
  2. Banal, commonplace, and clichéd because of overuse.
    — I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending.
  3. Relating to stereotypy.
    — Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed.

词形变化

more stereotypical comparative most stereotypical superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English stereotype
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Middle English -ical
English -ical
English stereotypical
From stereotype + -ical.
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