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A stereotype
Here's the definition of a stereotype: A relief printing plate cast in a mould made from composed type or an original plate.
I can't make a sense of the definition, could you rephrase it for me, please?
Jul 17, 2018 4:58 AM
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Hi,
I checked Longman dictionary, and this is what it says: (copied & pasted)
Stereotype (N): a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrue.
* racial/sexual/cultural etc stereotype
example: racist stereotypes in the media
* stereotype of
example: women who don't fit the stereotype of the good mother
* stereotype about
example: stereotypes about the elderly
—stereotypical adjective:
the stereotypical Californian - tall, fit, and tanned
—stereotypically adverb
Hope this helps.
July 17, 2018
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See my comment. :)
A specialist willprobably be able to word it better. :)
July 17, 2018
1
Haha, that definition is not what people usually mean when they say stereotype. Usually, they mean a belief about a group of people that is usually derogatory and untrue.
July 17, 2018
Wow, gobsmacked.
The stereotypical response, of "Oh, he means the normal meaning" is usually right.
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Interesting specialist topic and language.
July 17, 2018
Thanks a lot, Nanren888- 新西兰 ! That's exactly what I was looking for
July 17, 2018
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