If I can let you destroy, exactly for the sake of public interest, I'm willing to accept death.

                                                                                                   ——Sherlock Holmes

如果能确切地将你毁灭,为了公众的利益,我很乐意接受死亡。

                                                 ——夏洛克·福尔摩斯

 

一、下面我们来看看public有几种含义

 

adj.

1.公众的

 

His films never pandered to public taste.

他的电影从不迎合公众的口味。

 

2.公共的,公用的

 

Free education for all children in public schools.

对所有儿童实行公共的和免费的教育。

 

3.政府的,公务的

 

Grand juries have enormous powers to investigate wrong-doing by public officials as well as private citizens.

大陪审团拥有极大权力调查政府官员及平民的过失。

 

4.公然的;众所周知的

 

Going to public concerts is often free of charge.

欣赏公开的演奏会通常都是免费的。

 

n.

1.公众,民众

 

Twain continued to amuse the American public with a seemingly inexhaustible store of wit and humor.

马克·吐温仍以他那似乎永不枯竭的机智和幽默,使美国公众笑逐颜开。

 

2.(某方面的)大众,群众;...界

 

That movie was panned by the critics but loved by the public.

那部电影被影评人批评得一文不值,但是却颇受大众喜欢。

 

二、含有public的常见短语

 

in public

adv.当众,公开地,公然地

  

public debt

n.<主美>公债,国债

    

public opinion

n.舆论,民意

 

public relations

公共关系;公关

  

public servant

n.公仆,公务员

 

三、学会public的用法了吗?来做个小测试吧~

 

The social services account for a substantial part of _____ spending. 

社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。