public 音標拼音: [p'ʌblɪk]
n . 公眾,民眾
a . 公眾的,公共的,公立的,公用的
公眾,民眾公眾的,公共的,公立的,公用的
public 公用 公開
public adj 1 :
not private ;
open to or concerning the people as a whole ;
"
the public good "; "
public libraries "; "
public funds ";
"
public parks "; "
a public scandal "; "
public gardens ";
"
performers and members of royal families are public figures " [
ant : {
private }]
2 :
affecting the people or community as a whole ; "
community leaders "; "
community interests "; "
the public welfare "
n 1 :
people in general considered as a whole ; "
he is a hero in the eyes of the public " [
synonym : {
populace }, {
public },
{
world }]
2 :
a body of people sharing some common interest ; "
the reading public "
Public \
Pub "
lic \,
a . [
L .
publicus ,
poblicus ,
fr .
populus people :
cf .
F .
public .
See {
People }.]
1 .
Of or pertaining to the people ;
belonging to the people ;
relating to ,
or affecting ,
a nation ,
state ,
or community ;
--
opposed to {
private };
as ,
the public treasury .
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To the public good Private respects must yield . --
Milton .
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He [
Alexander Hamilton ]
touched the dead corpse of the public credit ,
and it sprung upon its feet . --
D .
Webster .
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2 .
Open to the knowledge or view of all ;
general ;
common ;
notorious ;
as ,
public report ;
public scandal .
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Joseph , . . .
not willing to make her a public example ,
was minded to put her away privily . --
Matt .
i .
19 .
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3 .
Open to common or general use ;
as ,
a public road ;
a public house . "
The public street ." --
Shak .
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{
public act }
or {
public statute } (
Law ),
an act or statute affecting matters of public concern .
Of such statutes the courts take judicial notice .
{
Public credit }.
See under {
Credit }.
{
Public funds }.
See {
Fund },
3 .
{
Public house },
an inn ,
or house of entertainment .
{
Public law }.
(
a )
See {
International law },
under {
International }.
(
b )
A public act or statute .
{
Public nuisance }. (
Law )
See under {
Nuisance }.
{
Public orator }. (
Eng .
Universities )
See {
Orator },
3 .
{
Public stores },
military and naval stores ,
equipments ,
etc .
{
Public works },
all fixed works built by civil engineers for public use ,
as railways ,
docks ,
canals ,
etc .;
but strictly ,
military and civil engineering works constructed at the public cost .
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Public \
Pub "
lic \,
n .
1 .
The general body of mankind ,
or of a nation ,
state ,
or community ;
the people ,
indefinitely ;
as ,
the American public ;
also ,
a particular body or aggregation of people ;
as ,
an author '
s public .
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The public is more disposed to censure than to praise . --
Addison .
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2 .
A public house ;
an inn . [
Scot .] --
Sir W .
Scott .
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{
In public },
openly ;
before an audience or the people at large ;
not in private or secrecy . "
We are to speak in public ." --
Shak .
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310 Moby Thesaurus words for "
public ":
Babbittish ,
Everyman ,
John Doe ,
Philistine ,
Public ,
accessible ,
acknowledged ,
adherent ,
admitted ,
affirmed ,
alehouse ,
announced ,
apparent ,
appendage ,
associated ,
attendant ,
audience ,
available ,
bar ,
barrel house ,
barroom ,
beer garden ,
beer parlor ,
bistro ,
blatant ,
blind tiger ,
boardinghouse ,
body politic ,
bourgeois ,
bourgeoisie ,
broadcast ,
brought to notice ,
buff ,
business ,
buyers ,
cabaret ,
cafe ,
campy ,
carriage trade ,
catholic ,
cavaliere servente ,
celebrated ,
circulated ,
citizenry ,
citizens ,
civic ,
civil ,
clear ,
clear -
cut ,
clientage ,
clientele ,
cocktail lounge ,
collective ,
collectivistic ,
common ,
common knowledge ,
common man ,
common property ,
commonalty ,
commonly known ,
commonplace ,
commonwealth ,
communal ,
communistic ,
community ,
community at large ,
commutual ,
conjoint ,
conjunct ,
conspicuous ,
constituency ,
consumers ,
cooperative ,
cortical ,
cosmopolitan ,
courtier ,
cultural community ,
current ,
custom ,
dangler ,
declared ,
demos ,
dependent ,
diffused ,
disciple ,
disreputable ,
disseminated ,
distributed ,
dive ,
dorm ,
dormitory ,
doss house ,
dramshop ,
drinking saloon ,
dwellers ,
eminent ,
epidermic ,
estate ,
everybody ,
everyman ,
everyone ,
everywoman ,
exomorphic ,
exposed ,
exterior ,
external ,
extrinsic ,
familiar ,
famous ,
fan ,
flagrant ,
fleabag ,
flophouse ,
flunky ,
folk ,
folks ,
follower ,
followers ,
following ,
free ,
fringe ,
general ,
general public ,
gentry ,
gin mill ,
government ,
governmental ,
groggery ,
grogshop ,
guest house ,
habitancy ,
hackneyed ,
hanger -
on ,
henchman ,
high -
camp ,
hoi polloi ,
homely ,
homespun ,
homme de cour ,
honky -
tonk ,
hospice ,
hostel ,
hostelry ,
hotel ,
household ,
illustrious ,
in circulation ,
in common ,
in print ,
in public ,
in the open ,
infamous ,
influential ,
inhabitants ,
inn ,
international ,
joint ,
kitschy ,
known ,
linguistic community ,
local ,
lodging house ,
low -
camp ,
made public ,
make public ,
manifest ,
market ,
masses ,
men ,
middle class ,
multitude ,
municipal ,
mutual ,
nation ,
national ,
nationality ,
nightclub ,
notable ,
noted ,
notorious ,
obvious ,
open ,
openly ,
ordinary ,
out ,
outer ,
outermost ,
outlying ,
outmost ,
outside ,
outstanding ,
outward ,
outward -
facing ,
overt ,
parasite ,
partisan ,
patent ,
patronage ,
pension ,
people ,
people at large ,
people in general ,
peripheral ,
persons ,
plain ,
platitudinous ,
plebeian ,
plebeians ,
polity ,
pop ,
populace ,
popular ,
population ,
portion ,
posada ,
pothouse ,
proclaimed ,
projected ,
proletariat ,
prominent ,
propagated ,
proverbial ,
pub ,
public house ,
publicly ,
publish ,
published ,
purchasing public ,
pursuer ,
pursuivant ,
rank and file ,
rathskeller ,
reciprocal ,
renowned ,
reported ,
roadhouse ,
rooming house ,
roundabout ,
rumshop ,
rural market ,
saloon ,
saloon bar ,
satellite ,
sectary ,
sector ,
seeming ,
segment ,
shadow ,
shared ,
social ,
socialistic ,
societal ,
society ,
speakeasy ,
special -
interest group ,
speech community ,
spread ,
state ,
stated ,
stooge ,
suburban market ,
successor ,
suite ,
superficial ,
supporter ,
supranational ,
surface ,
tagtail ,
tail ,
talked -
about ,
talked -
of ,
taproom ,
tavern ,
telecast ,
televised ,
the citizenry ,
the general public ,
the people ,
the populace ,
the population ,
the public ,
third estate ,
trade ,
trainbearer ,
trite ,
truistic ,
unconcealed ,
universal ,
universally admitted ,
universally recognized ,
unrestricted ,
unshrouded ,
urban ,
vernacular ,
viewable ,
visible ,
votary ,
ward heeler ,
well -
kenned ,
well -
known ,
well -
recognized ,
well -
understood ,
whole people ,
widely known ,
widespread ,
wine shop ,
world ,
worldwide ,
you and me ,
youth market PUBLIC .
By the term the public ,
is meant the whole body politic ,
or all the citizens of the state ;
sometimes it signifies the inhabitants of a particular place ;
as ,
the New York public .
2 .
A distinction has been made between the terms public and general ,
they are sometimes used as synonymous .
The former term is applied strictly to that which concerns all the citizens and every member of the state ;
while the latter includes a lesser ,
though still a large portion of the community .
Greenl .
Ev .
Sec .
128 .
3 .
When the public interests and its rights conflict with those of an individual ,
the latter must yield .
Co .
Litt .
181 .
if ,
for example ,
a road is required for public convenience ,
and in its course it passes on the ground occupied by a house ,
the latter must be torn down ,
however valuable it may be to the owner .
In such a case both law and justice require that the owner shall be fully indemnified .
4 .
This term is sometimes joined to other terms ,
to designate those things which have a relation to the public ;
as ,
a public officer ,
a public road ,
a public passage ,
a public house .
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