pigeonhole
- IPA[ˈpijənˌ(h)ōl]
美式
- a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.；a small compartment, open at the front and forming part of a set, where letters or messages may be left for individuals.
- deposit (a document) into a pigeonhole；assign to a particular category or class, especially in a manner that is too rigid or exclusive
noun: pigeonhole, plural noun: pigeonholes
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.
- 2. a small compartment, open at the front and forming part of a set, where letters or messages may be left for individuals. 同義詞
- ▪ a compartment built into a desk for keeping documents in. 同義詞
- 3. a category, typically an overly restrictive one, to which someone or something is assigned people identified me with a homely farmer's wife and I was never allowed to escape from that pigeonhole 同義詞
動詞
- 1. deposit (a document) into a pigeonhole he pigeonholed his charts and notes
- ▪ assign to a particular category or class, especially in a manner that is too rigid or exclusive a tendency to pigeonhole him as a photographer and neglect his work in sculpture and painting 同義詞
- ▪ put aside for future consideration she pigeonholed her worry about him 同義詞
