pub.lic

public的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈpʌblik]
KK音标发音： [ˈpʌblɪk]

public的词性：
adj.Abbr. pub（形容词）缩写 pub

1. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people:
公共的，公众的：社会或民众的，与社会或民众有关的或影响社会或民众的：

the public good.
公众利益

2. Maintained for or used by the people or community:
公用的：为民众或社会保养的或供他们使用的：

a public park.
公园

3. Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market:
有股上市的：由可在自由市场上交易的股份提供资金的：

a public company.
有股上市的公司

4. Participated in or attended by the people or community:
公众参与的：由民众或社会参与或处理的：

“Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate”(Hannah Arendt)
“意见是在一系列的公开讨论和公众的争论中形成的”(汉娜·阿伦特)

5. Connected with or acting on behalf of the people, community, or government:
公众的，代表的：与民众、社会或政府相联系的，或代表民众、社会或政府行事的：

public office.
公职

6. Open to the knowledge or judgment of all:
众所周知的：所有人都知道的或公开裁判的：

a public scandal.
尽人皆知的丑闻

public的词性：
n.Abbr. pub（名词）缩写 pub

7. The community or the people as a whole.
公众：作为一个整体的社会或民众

8. A group of people sharing a common interest:
同好者：有共同兴趣的一群人：

the reading public.
读者大众

9. Admirers or followers, especially of a famous person.See Usage Note at collective noun
追随者：崇拜者或追随者，尤指一个名人的追随者和崇拜者参见 collective noun

10. To become publicly owned, by launching shares of stock onto the open market:
公开发售股票：通过把股票投入公开市场而使…成为公众所拥有：

The company went public after having been closely held for 12 years.
这个公司在被紧密地控制了十二年之后，终于公开召股了

11. To reveal to the public a previously unknown or secret piece of information:
公布于众：把先前不为大众所知或秘密的情况公布于众：

The president finally had to go public with the scandal.
总统最后只有把这桩丑闻公之于众

12. In such a way as to be visible to the scrutiny of the people:
公开地：以一种能被民众密切观察的方式：

“A career is born in public-talent in privacy”(Marilyn Monroe)
“事业是基于在私下公开的才智而形成的”(玛丽琳·门罗)

public的词源：

13. Middle English publik
中古英语 publik

14. from Old French public
源自 古法语 public

15. from Latin p^?blicus
源自 拉丁语 p^?blicus

16. alteration influenced by p^?b?s [adult population] * see puberty
受 p^?b?s的影响 [成年人口] *参见 puberty

17. of poplicus
poplicus的变化

18. from populus [people]
源自 populus [人民]

19. [of Etruscan origin]
[源于伊特鲁里亚语]

public的词性：
n.（名词）