label

label
noun

a small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it
标签，签条
■a piece of fabric sewn inside a garment and bearing the brand name, size, or instructions for care
（衣服的）标签
■the piece of paper in the centre of a gramophone record giving the artist and title
（唱片上贴的）标签
■a company that produces recorded music
唱片公司
independent labels.
独立唱片公司。
■the name or trademark of a fashion company
时装公司的名称（或商标）
she plans to launch her own designer clothes label.
她想开创自己的时装设计公司。
■a classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, especially one that is inaccurate or restrictive
（某人或物的）称号；绰号
my reluctance to stick a label on myself politically.
我对在政治上给自己贴个标签不乐意。
■(in a dictionary entry) a word or words used to specify the subject area, register, or geographical origin of the word being defined
（字典词条）（用以确定词目的学科、语域或地域的）标注，说明性略语
■(Computing)a string of characters used to refer to a particular instruction in a program
(计算机)标记
■(Biology & Chemistry)a radioactive isotope, fluorescent dye, or enzyme used to make something identifiable for study
(生，化)示踪剂
(Heraldry)a narrow horizontal strip, typically with three downward projections, that is superimposed on a coat of arms by an eldest son during the life of his father
(纹章)（由家族中长子佩于臂上的）带垂饰的横带
(Architecture). another term for dripstone
(建筑)。同 dripstone

(labelled, labelling, 美 labeled, labeling)
[with obj.]

attach a label to (something)
给…贴标签
she labelled the parcels neatly, writing the addresses in capital letters.
她给这些包裹整齐地贴上了标签，标签上用大写字母写着地址。
■assign to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively
把…归类，把…列为
people who were labelled as ‘mentally handicapped’.
被归类为“智力残疾”的人。
[with obj. and complement]the critics labelled him a loser.
批评家们说他是失败者。
■(Biology & Chemistry)make (a substance, molecule, or cell) identifiable or traceable by replacing an atom with one of a distinctive radioactive isotope, or by attaching a fluorescent dye, enzyme, or other molecule
(生，化)用示踪剂标记（物质、分子或细胞）

派生
labeller
noun
语源

Middle English (denoting a narrow strip or band): from Old French, ribbon', probably of Germanic origin and related to lap

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