typecast

typecast
(past and past participle -cast)
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be typecast)assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly to the same type of role, as a result of the appropriateness of their appearance or previous success in such roles
    分配担任特定类型角色
    he tends to be typecast as the caring, intelligent male.
    他总是扮演温情智慧型男性。
    ■represent or regard (a person or their role) as a stereotype
    成为…的原型;视…为原型
    people are not as likely to be typecast by their accents as they once were.
    根据人们口音确定所属类型的可能性比以往少了。
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