"pigeonholed" in Chinese (Traditional)
被定型被貼標籤
Definition
被「定型」是指他人把你不公平地限制在某個工作、角色或刻板印象中,而忽略你的全部能力。意思是被狹隘地分類或貼標籤。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用被動語態(如「被定型」),多形容工作、角色或刻板印象。常搭配「被定型為」,表示被他人侷限或貼標籤,含貶意,為比喻用法。
Examples
She felt pigeonholed at work and wanted to try new things.
她覺得在工作中被**定型**了,想嘗試新事物。
I don’t like being pigeonholed as just an artist.
我不喜歡被**定型**只當作一名藝術家。
Many young people are pigeonholed by their parents’ expectations.
許多年輕人被父母的期望**定型**了。
He hates how easily people get pigeonholed in high school.
他討厭人們在高中裡這麼容易被**貼標籤**。
Writers often feel pigeonholed into one genre.
作家經常覺得自己被**限定在**某一類型裡。
Don’t let yourself get pigeonholed by other people’s opinions.
別讓別人的看法把你**定型**了。