Name: 陳詞濫調 [文化陳詞濫調背後的真相］ (Stereotypes [The Truth Behind Cultural Clichés])
Uploaded: 2025-06-19T18:00:28.000Z
Duration: 3 min 34 s

A stereotype is a common belief about a particular category of things or a group of people, such as their personality, preferences, appearance, or ability.

刻板印象是對某一類事物或某一群人的共同看法，如他們的個性、喜好、外表或能力。

For example, French are fashionable, arrogant, romantic, and have poor hygiene.

例如，法國人時尚、傲慢、浪漫、不講衛生。

Germans are punctual, hard-working, straightforward, and have no sense of humor.

德國人守時、勤奮、直率、沒有幽默感。

Americans are optimistic, loud, materialistic, and lack cultural awareness.

美國人樂觀、吵鬧、物質至上，缺乏文化意識。

And Japanese are shy, disciplined, can't drink alcohol, and love anything cute.

而日本人害羞、自律、不喝酒，喜歡任何可愛的東西。

Accurate or not, stereotypes help our mind to categorize information and make predictions, so that we can act fast without thinking.

無論準確與否，刻板印象都能幫助我們的大腦對資訊進行分類並做出預測，這樣我們就能不假思索地快速行動。

Whether you agree or disagree with any of the clichés we presented about the French, Germans, Americans, and Japanese, two types of stereotypes might have clouded your judgment.

無論您是否同意我們介紹的關於法國人、德國人、美國人和日本人的陳詞濫調，有兩種刻板印象可能會影響您的判斷。

Explicit stereotypes are preconceptions you are aware of, for instance, you may have heard of the cliché that the French are arrogant, armed with this self-awareness, you try to interact with each French individual from a seemingly unbiased standpoint.

明確的刻板印象是你意識到的先入之見，例如，你可能聽說過法國人傲慢的陳詞濫調，有了這種自我意識，你就會試著從看似不帶偏見的角度與每個法國人交往。

However, you might still be judgmental because of another sort of stereotype.

不過，你可能還是會因為另一種刻板印象而做出判斷。

Implicit stereotypes are those that guide your thoughts from your subconscious, the stories about people your parents might have told you when you were too young to remember, associations that make you judgmental without you even realizing it, and that's a problem.

隱性刻板印象是那些從潛意識中引導你思考的東西，是你父母在你太小還不記得的時候可能告訴你的關於人的故事，是讓你在不知不覺中做出判斷的聯想，這就是問題所在。

If we are part of a group that is the target of stereotypes, they can become a threat.

如果我們所在的群體是刻板印象的目標，那麼刻板印象就會成為一種威脅。

A stereotype threat occurs when people are aware of the negative cliché others hold against their group, and then become afraid that they can confirm it, as a consequence, their performance often decreases.

當人們意識到他人對其群體持有負面的陳詞濫調時，就會產生刻板印象威脅，進而害怕自己會證實這些陳詞濫調，結果往往會降低自己的績效。

Say a society holds the belief that boys are better in mathematics, teachers just need to point out that myth prior to math tests and some girls will get anxious and as a result, perform worse than men, even just sitting next to boys can significantly lower their grades.

如果一個社會認為男生的數學成績更好，教師只需在數學考試前指出這個迷思，一些女生就會焦慮不安，結果成績比男生差，甚至只是坐在男生旁邊就會大大降低她們的成績。

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie summarized the problem like this: The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete, they make one story become the only story.

奇瑪曼達-恩格齊-阿迪切（Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie）這樣總結這個問題：單一的故事造成了刻板印象，而刻板印象的問題不在於它們不真實，而在於它們不完整，它們讓一個故事變成了唯一的故事。

So what do you think, are some stereotypes still useful in today's diverse world, if yes, why, and if not, how can we get rid of them, share your thoughts in the comments below, and while you're at it, tell us, are some of the clichés presented in this video true?

如果是，為什麼？如果不是，我們怎樣才能擺脫它們？請在下面的評論中分享您的想法，同時告訴我們，這段視頻中的一些陳詞濫調是真的嗎？

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如果您喜歡這段視頻並希望我們製作更多視頻，請訂閱我們的頻道或在 Patreon 上支持我們。