Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #319
public
公众；民众；大众
核心释义
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.
公众；大众
people in general considered as a whole
- 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.
有共同兴趣的群体
a body of people sharing some common interest
- 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
用法In use
The public has the right to know about government decisions.
用法提示：此处public作名词，意为‘公众’，是句子的主语。
This park is open to the public every day.
用法提示：此处public作名词，与the连用，表示‘公众’这一群体，作介词to的宾语。
The museum offers free admission to the public on Sundays.
用法提示：此处public作名词，意为‘公众’，作介词to的宾语。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“公开”的场合，大家（公众）都能看到，所以public代表公众。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与定冠词 the 连用，如 the public
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
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