Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #319
public
公众；民众；大众
people in general; the community
- 1.
Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
- 2.
people in general considered as a whole
公众；大众
- 3.
Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
- 4.
a body of people sharing some common interest
有共同兴趣的群体
- 5.
Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
- 6.
Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
公开场合；当众；群体；…界；…公众；追随者；读者群；观众群；公众；大众；有共同兴趣的群体
In use
The public has the right to know about government decisions.
This park is open to the public every day.
The museum offers free admission to the public on Sundays.
he is a hero in the eyes of the public
the reading public
the public + [verb]
the public 作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数。
The public has the right to know the truth.
公众有权知道真相。
in public
in public 表示“公开地，在公共场合”。
She rarely appears in public without makeup.
她很少不化妆出现在公共场合。
Connections
Collocations
- the general public
- 一般公众
- The exhibition is open to the general public.展览对一般公众开放。
- public opinion
- 舆论
- Public opinion is divided on the issue.在这个问题上舆论存在分歧。
- public interest
- 公共利益
- The decision was made in the public interest.这个决定是为了公共利益。
- public awareness
- 公众意识
- We need to raise public awareness about climate change.我们需要提高公众对气候变化的意识。
- public health
- 公共卫生
- Public health is a top priority for the government.公共卫生是政府的首要任务。
- in public
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“公开”的场合，大家（公众）都能看到，所以public代表公众。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或非正式场合，语域中性。常见语境包括日常讨论、公告、新闻报道等。
Grammar Note
通常与定冠词 the 连用，如 the public
Pronunciation & Spelling
The only word that rhymes with 'public' (stressed vowel /ʌ/ + /blɪk/) is 'republic'. All other listed words have different stressed vowels: /uː/ in cubic, /æ/ in traffic, /ɒ/ in topic and comic, /æ/ in organic. Thus they sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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