Stereotyped does two jobs, and they are close but not identical.

Stereotypedstereotyped這個字 does two jobs有兩種用法 and they are close but not identical兩者很接近但不完全一樣。

As the past form of the verb stereotype, it means someone decided that a whole group of people are all the same, and judged an individual by that fixed picture instead of by who they actually are: 'She felt stereotyped as the quiet Asian girl in the class.' Used this way it is almost always about unfairness, and it is usually passive — people say they were stereotyped, less often that someone stereotyped them, because the person doing it rarely admits it.

As the past form of the verb stereotype當作動詞 stereotype 的過去式時 it means someone decided that a whole group of people are all the same意思是有人認定一整群人都一樣 and judged an individual by that fixed picture instead of by who they actually are並用那個固定印象去評斷一個人，而不是看這個人真正是誰 'She felt stereotyped as the quiet Asian girl in the class.'「She felt stereotyped as the quiet Asian girl in the class（她覺得自己被貼上「班上安靜的亞洲女生」這個標籤）」 Used this way it is almost always about unfairness這樣用的時候幾乎都跟不公平有關 and it is usually passive而且通常是被動式 people say they were stereotyped人們會說自己 were stereotyped（被貼上刻板印象）less often that someone stereotyped them比較少說是誰 stereotyped 了他們 because the person doing it rarely admits it因為做這件事的人很少承認。

The second job is as an adjective in front of a noun, meaning tired, fixed, seen-a-thousand-times: 'a stereotyped view of old people', 'stereotyped roles for women in old films'. Here it is a criticism too, but a milder one — you are saying the picture is worn out and lazy, not necessarily that it wounds someone.

The second job is as an adjective in front of a noun第二種用法是放在名詞前面當形容詞 meaning tired, fixed, seen-a-thousand-times意思是老套、固定、看過上千遍了 'a stereotyped view of old people'「a stereotyped view of old people（對老人的刻板看法）」 'stereotyped roles for women in old films'「stereotyped roles for women in old films（老電影裡女性的老套角色）」。Here it is a criticism too這裡也是一種批評 but a milder one但比較溫和 you are saying the picture is worn out and lazy你是在說這個印象已經老掉牙又懶惰 not necessarily that it wounds someone不一定是說它傷害了誰。

Register: this is discussion English, the language of classrooms, essays, news, and workplace training, not chat between friends.

Register語域上 this is discussion English這是討論性質的英文 the language of classrooms, essays, news, and workplace training是教室、文章、新聞和職場訓練用的語言 not chat between friends不是朋友間的閒聊。

One more layer worth knowing: in medicine and animal science, 'stereotyped behaviour' means a movement repeated over and over in exactly the same way, with no unfairness meant at all — a caged bear swaying, a bird pacing. That is a specialist use, but it shows the word's real root idea, which is 'fixed, unchanging, printed from the same plate every time'.

One more layer worth knowing還有一層值得知道 in medicine and animal science在醫學和動物科學裡 'stereotyped behaviour' means a movement repeated over and over in exactly the same way「stereotyped behaviour（刻板行為）」指的是一模一樣重複又重複的動作 with no unfairness meant at all完全沒有不公平的意思 a caged bear swaying, a bird pacing像籠中的熊來回搖晃、鳥兒不停踱步。That is a specialist use這是專業用法 but it shows the word's real root idea但它顯示出這個字真正的根本概念 which is 'fixed, unchanging, printed from the same plate every time'就是「固定、不變、每次都用同一個模板印出來」。