BBC Learning English - English in a Minute: 4 meanings of ’label'

Episode 260929 / 29 Sep 2026

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核心介绍

项目	内容
节目	English in a Minute Series 5
集数	Episode 260929
发布日期	29 Sep 2026
级别	Intermediate (中级)
主持人	Becca
时长	约 1 分钟
主题	多义词：label 的 4 个含义

中文简介

本期节目讲解单词 ’label’ 的 4 个含义：

标签/说明 — 食品包装上的成分表、分类标识
给人贴标签/定型判断 — 基于单一特征对人进行刻板印象描述
唱片公司 — 音乐产业中的 record label
坐标轴标签 — 图表中解释变量含义的 axis label

4 个含义详解

1. information about something (标签/说明/标识)

Becca: “A label tells you information, such as the name, description or category of something.”

Becca: “标签告诉你信息，如名称、描述或类别。”

例句：

I always check the labels of food in the supermarket. (我总在超市查看食品标签。)
Can you check if that has a gluten-free label on it? I’m allergic! (能查一下那上面有没有无麸质标识？我过敏！)

常见搭配：

food label (食品标签)
warning label (警告标签)
price label (价签)
nutrition label (营养成分表)

2. judgement about someone (给人贴标签/定型判断)

Becca: “If you label someone, you give them a general, stereotypical description, usually based on only one part of their character.”

Becca: “给某人贴标签，就是基于其性格的某一点，给出一个笼统、刻板的描述。”

例句：

You shouldn’t label people just because of their style. (别因穿衣风格就给人贴标签。)
I’ve been labelled as lazy just because I don’t enjoy football… (我被贴上懒惰标签只因不爱踢球……)
It’s not a fair label. (这标签不公平。)

语法注意：

动词：label someone (as) + 形容词/名词
被动常用：be labelled as…
名词用法：a fair/unfair label

同义表达：

pigeonhole someone (把人归类/刻板印象化)
stereotype (刻板印象)
categorise (归类)

3. music company (唱片公司)

Becca: “A record label is a company that produces and distributes music.”

Becca: "唱片公司是制作和发行音乐的公司。"

例句：

My favourite band has just signed a contract with a famous record label. (我最爱的乐队刚和一家著名唱片公司签约。)
That singer has just signed with a major label — she’s going to be famous soon! (那歌手刚签了大厂，马上要红了！)

行业术语：

major label (大唱片公司：Universal, Sony, Warner)
independent label / indie label (独立唱片公司)
sign to a label (签约唱片公司)
label mate (同门艺人)

4. (axis) label (坐标轴标签)

Becca: “An axis label lets you know what variables graph is measuring, which can help to show a trend in data.”

Becca: "坐标轴标签让你知道图表在测量什么变量，有助于显示数据趋势。"

例句：

The axis labels tell us that this graph shows the number of people shopping with us in each month of this year. (坐标轴标签告诉我们这图表显示今年每月购物人数。)
Don’t forget to label your axes in the question about graph, otherwise you will lose a mark! (别忘给坐标轴加标签，否则扣分！)

学术/数据可视化语境：

x-axis label / y-axis label (x/y 轴标签)
label the axes (标注坐标轴)
data label (数据标签)

含义对比总结表

#	含义	词性	典型语境	关键例句
1	标签/说明	名词	超市、包装、产品	check the label
2	给人贴标签	动词/名词	社交、心理、职场	label someone as lazy
3	唱片公司	名词	音乐产业、娱乐新闻	sign with a major label
4	坐标轴标签	名词	学术、数据、考试	label your axes

批判性思考题

多义词的认知加工：label 从物理标签 → 抽象分类 → 社会评判 → 机构名称 → 数据标注。这种 “semantic extension” (语义延伸) 路径如何体现 “metaphor” (隐喻) 与 “metonymy” (转喻) 的交织？category mistake (范畴错误) 何时发生？
“贴标签"的社会权力学：label someone 隐含 “labeller” (贴标签者) 拥有 epistemic authority (认识论权威)。self-labeling (自我标签) vs external labelling (他者标签) 在身份建构中如何博弈？identity politics
音乐产业的 Label 迁移：record label 本指唱片中心标签 → metonymy 转指公司。数字化时代 label 功能如何重构？distribution, marketing, A&R, rights management 何者仍属 label 核心？
数据可视化的标签伦理：axis label 缺失或误导 → chart junk / misleading visualization。如何用英语表达 “axis manipulation, truncated axis, dual-axis deception”？data literacy
跨语言 “label” 对应词：中文"标签/贴标签/唱片公司/坐标轴标题” 四义分离。日文 “レーベル” (label/唱片公司)、韩文 “레이블” 如何对应？loanword polysemy transfer

完整讲稿记录

Transcript

Becca: This is a label. Do you know these other meanings of ’label’? A label can give information like a name, description or category.

Example: I always check the labels of food in the supermarket.

Becca: We can label people based on a judgement we have about them.

Example: You shouldn’t label people just because of their style. They could wear dark clothes and have a bright personality.

Becca: In the music industry, a label is a company that produces and distributes music.

Example: My favourite band has just signed a contract with a famous record label. I’m so proud of them!

Becca: And finally, with data, an axis label gives us context for the trends on a graph.

Example: The x-axis shows the number of people shopping with us, and the y-axis shows the months of this year.

Becca: Which meanings of ’label’ are new for you?

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四义标签页	Tab 切换：🏷️ 物理标签
词义演变动画	物理标签 → 贴在人身上 → 公司名称 → 图表标注 — 可视化语义延伸路径
Label vs Labelling 语法卡	名词/动词/被动/形容词形式表，高频搭配标红
音乐产业知识卡	Major vs Indie label 对比，签约流程简图，知名厂牌 Logo 墙
图表标签练习	交互式：拖拽标签到正确坐标轴，缺失标签自动报错
Quiz 互动	四选一：“Don’t ___ people by their appearance.” (label)
关键概念图谱	节点：Physical Tag → Categorisation → Social Judgement → Institution → Data Annotation
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BBC Learning English - English in a Minute: 4 meanings of 'label'