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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Brand \Brand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Branding}.].
   1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron,
      to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as
      infamous (as a convict).

   2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way,
      as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of
      manufacture, etc.

   3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.

            The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy.
                                                  --Prescott.

            There were the enormities, branded and condemned by
            the first and most natural verdict of common
            humanity.                             --South.

   4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.

            As if it were branded on my mind.     --Geo. Eliot.

资料来源 : WordNet®

branding
     n : the act of stigmatizing [syn: {stigmatization}, {stigmatisation}]