conceptualize; schematize; stereotype
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to conceptualize; (in literary/artistic creation) to replace vivid, individualized depiction with abstract concepts
formalA critical term in literary theory describing a negative tendency where characters become flat, stereotypical mouthpieces for ideas rather than complex individuals. Often contrasted with 'personalization' or 'concretization'.
Yào要
kè克
fú服
wén文
yì艺
chuàng创
zuò作
zhōng中
de的
gài概
niàn念
huà化
qīng倾
xiàng向
。
We must overcome the tendency toward conceptualization in literary and artistic creation.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
rén人
wù物
guò过
yú于
gài概
niàn念
huà化
，
quē缺
fá乏
zhēn真
shí实
gǎn感
。
The characters in this novel are too conceptualized and lack a sense of reality.
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Pī批
píng评
jiā家
zhǐ指
chū出
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
xì戏
jù剧
róng容
yì易
xiàn陷
rù入
gài概
niàn念
huà化
de的
xiàn陷
jǐng阱
。
Critics pointed out that this kind of drama easily falls into the trap of conceptualization.