sem.i.pub.lic

semipublic的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˌsemi:ˈpʌblik, ˌsemai-]
KK音标发音： [ˌsɛmiˈpʌblɪk, ˌsɛmaɪ-]

semipublic的词性：
adj.（形容词）

1. Partially but not entirely open to the use of the public:
半公共的：部分地而不是全部对公众使用开放的：

prohibited smoking in public and semipublic places.
禁止在公共和半公共场合吸烟

2. Partially but not totally owned by the public:
半公立的：部分地而不是全部由公众拥有的：

purchases made by semipublic organizations such as universities, utilities, and the postal service.
由半公立组织购置，如大学、公用事业公司和邮政服务机构

3. Open to the knowledge and judgment of only a part of the public:
半公开的：只对一部分公众：

Any public or semipublic expression of racism is controversial.
任何公开的或半公开的种族主义的措词都会引起争论

semipublic的词性：
adv.（副词）