"pigeonhole" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 信箱格
• 分類標籤（動）

Definition

名詞時，'pigeonhole' 指放置文件或物品的小格子。動詞時，意指把某人或事不公平地分類於某一類別。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

名詞多用於正式或辦公環境；動詞較常見，比喻意味強，特指對人或事的刻板歸類，多見於討論刻板印象或多元時，不要與字面上的“洞”混淆。

Examples

She put the letter in the pigeonhole.

她把信放進了**信箱格**。

Every employee has a pigeonhole for their mail.

每位員工都有一個自己的**信箱格**。

Don't pigeonhole people because of their appearance.

不要因為外表就**給人貼標籤**。

I hate being pigeonholed as just a numbers person.

我討厭被**貼上**只會算數的標籤。

The school system tends to pigeonhole students by their test scores.

學校系統常常用分數來**給學生歸類**。

Don't let others pigeonhole you—show them what you can do!

別讓別人**給你貼標籤**——展現你的能力！