英汉词典

public 基本解释

• adj. 公众的；政府的；公用的；公立的
• n. 公众；社会；公共场所
• n. (Public)人名；(英)帕布利克

public 词态变化

public 中文词源

来自拉丁语publicus,人民的，普通人的，来自populus,人，人民，词源同people,popular.并引申诸词义。

public 英文词源

public

public: [15] Public means etymologically ‘of the people’. It comes via Old French public from Latin pūblicus, an alteration (apparently inspired by pūber ‘adult’, source of English puberty) of poplicus ‘of the people’, which was derived from populus ‘people’ (source of English people, popular, etc). Publicity [19] was borrowed from the French derivative publicité.
=> people, popular, pub, publish

public (adj.)

late 14c., "open to general observation," from Old French public (c. 1300) and directly from Latin publicus "of the people; of the state; done for the state," also "common, general, public; ordinary, vulgar," and as a noun, "a commonwealth; public property," altered (probably by influence of Latin pubes "adult population, adult") from Old Latin poplicus "pertaining to the people," from populus "people" (see people (n.)).

Early 15c. as "pertaining to the people." From late 15c. as "pertaining to public affairs;" meaning "open to all in the community" is from 1540s in English. An Old English adjective in this sense was folclic. Public relations first recorded 1913 (after an isolated use by Thomas Jefferson in 1807). Public office "position held by a public official" is from 1821; public service is from 1570s; public interest from 1670s. Public-spirited is from 1670s. Public enemy is attested from 1756. Public sector attested from 1949. Public funds (1713) are the funded debts of a government.

Public school is from 1570s, originally, in Britain, a grammar school endowed for the benefit of the public, but most have evolved into boarding-schools for the well-to-do. The main modern meaning in U.S., "school (usually free) provided at public expense and run by local authorities," is attested from 1640s. For public house, see pub.

public (n.)

"the community," 1610s, from public (adj.); meaning "people in general" is from 1660s. In public "in public view, publicly" is attested from c. 1500.

public 词组搭配

public 英文释义

1. people in general considered as a whole;

"he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

2. a body of people sharing some common interest;

"the reading public"

public 双语例句

1. The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.

公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

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2. There needs to be a properly informed public debate.

有必要让公众在充分知情的状况下展开辩论。

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3. He was headmaster of a public school in the West of England.

他是英格兰西部一所公学的校长。

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4. Its new title was meant to give the party greater public appeal.

新的党名意在使该党对公众具有更强的吸引力。

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5. Someone cranked up the volume of the public address system.

有人调大了公共广播系统的音量。

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public 实用场景例句

The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues.

这场运动旨在提高民众对这些问题的认识。

牛津词典

Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.

工厂排出废弃物的量可能危及大众的健康。

牛津词典

Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?

关闭医院怎么会对民众有利呢？

牛津词典

The government had to bow to public pressure.

政府不得不向公众的压力低头。

牛津词典

a public education system

公共教育体系

牛津词典

a public library

公共图书馆

牛津词典

(British English)the public purse (= the money that the government can spend)

国库

牛津词典

The rail industry is no longer in public ownership (= controlled by the government) .

铁路业不再归国有了。

牛津词典

public money/spending/funding/expenditure

公款；公共开支；政府拨款；政府开支

牛津词典

He spent much of his career in public office (= working in the government) .

他的事业生涯中大部分时间从事政府工作。

牛津词典

Lauderdale House is now open to the public...

劳德代尔艺术教育中心现已向公众开放。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Pure alcohol is not for sale to the general public...

纯酒精不向大众出售。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Market research showed that 93% of the viewing public wanted a hit film channel.

市场调查表明93%的观众希望有一个播放热门影片的频道。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the American voting public.

美国选民

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The President is attempting to drum up public support for his economic program.

总统正竭力争取公众对他的经济计划予以支持。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.

社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the New York Public Library...

纽约公立图书馆

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The new museum must be accessible by public transport.

新博物馆必须能乘坐公共交通工具到达。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the heavily congested public areas of international airports...

国际机场人潮涌动的公共场所

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I avoid working in places which are too public.

我避免在过于抛头露面的地方工作。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hit out at public figures who commit adultery...

昨天坎特伯雷大主教严厉抨击了几位与人通奸的公众人物。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I'd like to see more women in public life, especially Parliament.

我希望看到更多女性参与公众事务，尤其是能在议会中工作。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The National Heritage Committee has conducted a public inquiry to find the answer...

国家遗产委员会进行了公开调查以寻找答案。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The comments were the ministry's first detailed public statement on the subject...

这些评论是该部委第一次就此事所作的详细公开声明。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Blair wants any new evidence on IRA pub bombs made public...

布莱尔希望将任何关于爱尔兰共和军制造的酒馆爆炸事件的新证据都公之于众。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The facts could cause embarrassment if they ever became public.

一旦披露出去，真相会让人非常尴尬。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

One expects people in the public eye to conduct their personal lives with a certain decorum...

人们期望公众人物的私生活能检点些。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He has kept his wife and daughter out of the public eye.

他一直让妻子和女儿远离公众视线。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In 1951 AC went public, having achieved an average annual profit of more than £50,000.

AC公司于1951年上市，当时平均年利润为5万多英镑。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Bylaws are to make it illegal to smoke in public.

地方法规将规定在公共场合抽烟为非法。

柯林斯高阶英语词典