tagged

tagged — adjective

1. describes an object, person, or animal that has a small piece of material or a d

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes an object, person, or animal that has a small piece of material or a digital tracker fastened to it, often so the item can be identified, tracked, or categorized.

例句

Lara noticed that every suitcase on the carousel was tagged with a bright orange sticker.

passive: tagged with [marker]

The tagged birds could be followed by satellite as they migrated south for the winter.

collocation: tagged birds / tagged animals

同義詞
  • labeled

    more common for products and goods; 'tagged' often implies electronic or physical attachment while 'labeled' focuses on written information

  • marked

    broader — can mean a visible sign without a physical tag attached

  • identified

    focuses on the purpose rather than the physical act of attaching something

反義詞
  • untagged

    the direct opposite — no tag attached

用法筆記

Commonly used in luggage handling, wildlife research, inventory management, and security contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The luggage is tagged with my name on it.
✅The luggage is tagged with my name on it.' (actually correct
💡but note: 'tagged with' is the right pattern, not 'tagged by' for the marker. Use 'tagged with [a label/marker]' and 'tagged by [a person/tool]').

2. describes digital data such as files, emails, or photos that have been given a k

2.形容詞B1
釋義

describes digital data such as files, emails, or photos that have been given a keyword or code so they can be sorted, searched, or processed automatically.

例句

The tagged emails were automatically moved into separate folders for each department.

passive: tagged + noun describing sorting result

After the software update, all tagged photos appeared in the correct album without manual sorting.

同義詞
  • marked

    more general — 'tagged' usually implies a keyword or code was assigned rather than just any kind of mark

  • categorized

    emphasizes the sorting purpose more than the act of assigning a tag

  • labeled

    common in file-management contexts, though 'labeled' can also mean a physical sticker

反義詞

用法筆記

Common in email management, content management systems, and data processing contexts. This sense contrasts with Sense 1 (PHYSICAL MARKER) — here nothing is physically attached; the 'tag' is a digital label.

常見錯誤

❌I tagged the file but it wasn't tagged.
✅I tagged the file, but it had no visible tag on the folder.
💡'Tagged' as an adjective in the computing sense does not mean a physical label is attached.