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辨析两个表示“标签”的单词：“label” 和 “tag”

Episode 260513 / 13 May 2026

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单词 “label” 和 “tag” 虽然都译为 “标签”，但它们的用法有所区别。“Tag” 通常指 “系挂在物品上的标签”，如吊牌；而 “label” 多指 “固定在物品上的标签”，通常是粘贴、缝制或印刷上去的，如水洗标。此外，它们的引申义和在特定场景下的用法也各不相同。听节目，跟主持人步理和 Becca 学习这两个单词的用法。

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（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Buli
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的 “你问我答” 节目。We are here to answer your questions about English language, culture and life. I'm Buli, and I'm with Becca.

Becca
Hey Buli. How are you today?

Buli
I'm very good, thanks, Becca. How about you?

Becca
I'm doing well thanks! I did a little bit of shopping on my lunch break.

Buli
Oh, cool! Did you buy anything nice?

Becca
Yes! I found the shoes I was looking for. I'm going to a party this weekend. And also, this cool neck scarf.

Buli
I see, you're already wearing it! It's a lovely colour. You must really like it. But, Becca, I think I can see that the tag is still on…

Becca
Ah, the price tag? Hold on a sec, let me take it off. Why don't we listen to the question while I find a pair of scissors.

Buli
Of course. 本期节目中我们将要回答的问题来自一位热心听众发来的邮件。问题的内容是这样的：

Question
主持人你好，“tag” 和 “label” 都有标签的意思，请问这两个单词在作为 “标签” 使用的时候可以互换使用吗？

Buli
By the way, it's a very nice neck scarf indeed, Becca. Is it a designer label?

Becca
It is! I would never have labelled myself as a fashionista because I don't own many designer labels, but I really loved it when I saw it in the shop.

Buli
Which shop did you go to?

Becca
There's a vintage shop a few streets away. It's a little hard to find because the building is completely covered in graffiti tags.

Buli
Oh, I think I've seen the front of the shop before. I'm sure a few friends have hash tagged their pictures of that building.

Becca
Cool! Did they tag you in the picture?

Buli
Maybe. Let me see and I'll show you.

你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学制作的 “你问我答” 节目。在本期节目中，我们正在学习单词 “label” 和 “tag” 在表示 “标签” 这个含义时的区别。So, Becca, are these words interchangeable?

Becca
Well, yes! If you're talking about a small attachment to something that gives you more information about it, then you can usually use them interchangeably.

Although, tag is more often used to refer to a piece of paper or card hanging or attached to something, like the price tag in a clothing store, and label is more often referring to something stuck on the surface of something else that is more difficult to remove.
 
Buli
Aha. 也就是说，“label” 和 “tag” 在表达 “标签” 这个含义时，确实通常可以互换使用。不过，“tag” 更常用于描述那些 “用绳子或线挂在一样东西上的标签”，比如衣服上的价签等等，而 “label” 则更常用于描述 “贴在或粘在一样东西上的标签”。

Becca
Exactly. But it's probably more helpful to know the other types of labels and tags which have different meanings.

Buli
Of course. We used quite a lot of these words in our conversation before.

Becca
First, let's talk about the different meanings of label. Actually, you asked me if my new neck scarf is a designer label. So, we can use label to also refer to the company that made the thing. Another example of this would be a record label.

Buli
Yes. And this is often used in the art and fashion industry. 单词 “label” 的另一个含义是 “商标，品牌”，人们经常会在讨论时尚和艺术产品的时候用到这个单词，比如 “designer label（设计师品牌）” 或者 “record label（唱片标签，唱片公司）” 等等。

Becca
I also mentioned how I usually wouldn't label myself as a fashionista because I don't own many designer labels. So, when we label someone, we're saying that they are a certain way because of their characteristics or qualities. Be careful though, it's often used unfairly or negatively.

Buli
Hmm, I see. For example, it might be rude to label a certain person because of a very narrow observation. 我们也可以把 “label” 用作动词，来表示 “给……贴上标签”。不过需要注意，这个单词不止可以表示在字面意义上 “贴标签”，也可以比喻 “给某物下定义”，甚至 “用狭隘或刻板的印象评价或称呼某人” 的行为，有时具有一定的负面和批评意味。

Becca
Exactly.

Buli
So, Becca, what about tags?

Becca
Well, we can use tag to talk about many different things that provide information or link one thing to another. The first time I mentioned a tag was in the form of graffiti. We also talked about hashtags. That is to link something or somewhere to a post on social media. And a picture tag is often used in pictures of people to link them to the photo, again, mostly on social media.

Buli
也就是说，单词 “tag” 可以用来描述许多 “提供附加信息” 或者 “将两个事物联系在一起” 的东西，特别是在社交媒体平台上。比如，不少平台上用来表示某个具体话题的段落或链接就经常用 “hashtags（话题标签）” 来标记。如果我们想要标记出一张照片中的物品，或者标记出一张合照中的人，那么也可能会用到 “picture tag（图片标签）”。

Becca
Yes. And again, 'tag' can also be used as a verb to describe the action of adding a tag.

Buli
没错，单词 “tag” 也可以用作动词，表示 “给……加上标签”。不过，动词 “tag” 不具有 “给……下定义” 这个意思，没有和 “label” 一样的负面含义。

Becca
Remember, if you have a question that you'd like us to answer, you can email us too at: questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk

Buli
你还可以通过微博向我们提问。我们的微博账号是 “BBC英语教学”。Bye!

Becca
Goodbye!

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