stereotyped
(a.)鉛版的;老套的
Ste·re·o·type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stereotyped p. pr. & vb. n. Stereotyping ]
1. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
2. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.
Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions. --Duke of Argyll (1887).
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Ste·re·o·typed a.
1. Formed into, or printed from, stereotype plates.
2. Fig.: Formed in a fixed, unchangeable manner; as, stereotyped opinions.
Our civilization, with its stereotyped ways and smooth conventionalities. --J. C. Shairp.
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stereotyped
adj : lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality;
"stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his
profanity was unimaginative" [syn: stereotypic, stereotypical,
unimaginative]