c. 1300, "narrow band or strip of cloth" (oldest use is as a technical term in heraldry), from Old French label, lambel "ribbon, fringe worn on clothes" (13c., Modern French lambeau "strip, rag, shred, tatter"), possibly from Frankish *labba or some other Germanic source (compare Old High German lappa "flap"), from Proto-Germanic *lapp- (see lap (n.)).
Later "dangling strip of cloth or ribbon used as an ornament in dress," "strip attached to a document to hold a seal" (both early 15c.), and with a general meaning "tag, sticker, slip of paper" (1670s). Meaning "circular piece of paper in the center of a gramophone record" (1907), containing information about the recorded music, led to meaning "a recording company" (1947).
label (v.)
"to affix a label to," c. 1600, see label (n.); figurative sense of "to categorize" is from 1853. Related: Labeled; labeling; labelled; labelling.
双语例句
1. "Eat before Jul 14" was stamped on the label.
标签上印着“请于7月14日前食用”。
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2. "Eat before JULY 14" was stamped on the label.
标签上盖有“7月14日前食用”的戳记。
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3. I can't bear people who make judgements and label me.
我讨厌人们对我品头论足。
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4. Affix the blue airmail label and leave the rest to us.
贴上蓝色的空邮标签，其余的事情交给我们。
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5. One wine shop is coining money selling Wembley-label champagne.
