英语词汇“public”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	public
释义	pub·lic I. \ˈpəblik, -lēk\ adjective Etymology: Middle English publique, from Middle French public, publique, from Latin publicus, probably alteration (influenced by puber, pubes grown up, adult) of poplicus, from populus people + -icus -ic — more at puberty, people 1. a. : of, relating to, or affecting the people as an organized community : civic, national < public affairs > < public holiday > < public authority exists primarily to regulate … social and economic life — M.S.Kendrick > — compare public law b. : of or relating to the international community or to mankind in general : common, universal < public philosophy has … always been a political ideology — H.J.Morgenthau > c. : authorized or administered by or acting for the people as a political entity : government < public expenditures > < public subsidy > < public agency > < public prosecutor > d. : provided for, used by, or containing the records of a government agency < the post office and other public buildings > < public documents > 2. Britain : of, relating to, or representing a university as a whole rather than one of its colleges or departments < the office of … public Orator — Cambridge University Cal. > 3. a. : of or relating to business or community interests as opposed to private affairs : social, impersonal < public mortality > < leading from these private confessions of his poetry … toward a more public form of expression — Hans Meyerhoff > b. : of, relating to, or in the service of the community or nation < an eminent figure in public life > < housewives volunteering for public work in charitable institutions > specifically : holding political office < public official > c. : devoted to the general or national welfare : patriotic, humanitarian < debt the legal profession … owe to the publishers for their public spirit in producing these records — Norman Birkett > < all Greek thinkers were public men — C.P.Rodocanachi > 4. a. : accessible to or shared by all members of the community < public hearing > < public park > < public water supply > < tourist passengers enjoy 16 public rooms aboard the magnificent new … flagship — New York Times > b. : supported by or for the benefit of the people as a whole < public education > < public welfare agencies > c. : common 2d d. : of, by, for, or directed to the people : general, popular < public sentiment > < public spokesman > < public address > < a book which increases public awareness — E.S.Furniss b. 1918 > < effective use of the property in the public interest — C.V.Shields > < philanthropic activities keep him in the public eye > e. : providing services to the people on a business basis under some degree of civic or state control < wrote with force on … railroads as public agents — W.C.Ford > < right of women to smoke in restaurants and other public places — Frances Perkins > 5. a. : exposed to general view : conspicuous, open < a rather too public affair with another woman — William Sansom > b. : well-known, prominent < stage stars and public figures — James Dowdall > c. : of an observable or perceptible nature : external, material < belief in tables and chairs existing as public … objects independently of his sense impressions of them — F.S.C.Northrop > < the conventional or public aspect of language can encroach upon the … symbolical aspect — R.M.Weaver > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English publique, from publique, adjective 1. : a place accessible or visible to all members of the community — usually used in the phrase in public < resent the … attempt to usurp in private the authority she could never assert in public — Edith Wharton > 2. a. : an organized body of people : community, nation < the western European statesmen and publics alike seem equally agreed that the slightest infringement of their national sovereignty is … abhorrent — Patrick McMahon > b. : the people as a whole : populace, masses < the public … in many cities have become apathetic to hit-and-run accidents — Ray Ashworth > 3. : a group of people distinguished by common interests or characteristics < protecting movie stars from their publics — New Yorker > < two books … different in scope, and aimed at different publics — T.G.Bergin > < places before farmers, homemakers, and the rural public information on currently important agricultural situations — U.S. Govt. Manual > 4. Britain : public house
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