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label

Ngoại động từ[C/U] Cả hai

Số nhiều: labelsQuá khứ: labeledPhân từ 2: labeledV-ing: labeling

The word carries a sharp tension between organizational utility and social restriction. In a physical sense, it is a tool for clarity and order, ensuring that items are identified and sorted correctly in a warehouse or a closet. This is a neutral, functional application. When applied to people, however, the word often takes on a negative or oppressive tone. It suggests a reduction of a complex human being to a single, static word. To label someone is frequently seen as an act of oversimplification or judgment that ignores individual nuance, trapping the person within a predefined category.

Countable when referring to the physical sticker on a product. Uncountable when referring to the general act of categorization or the conceptual process of labeling.

Ý nghĩa

Danh từ

A small piece of paper or fabric attached to an object to give information about it.

"The wine bottle has a fancy label."

Danh từ

A classifying phrase or name applied to a person or thing, often unfairly.

"He hated the label of being a rebel."

Danh từ

A company that records music.

"She signed a contract with a major record label."

Ngoại động từ

[something][something]

To attach a label to something.

"Please label the boxes before moving them."

Ngoại động từ

[someone][something]

To assign a restrictive category or name to someone.

"The media labeled him a troublemaker."

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