public

名词 public:

1. people in general considered as a whole
   同义词：populace, world
2. a body of people sharing some common interest

形容词 public:

1. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
2. affecting the people or community as a whole

1. The pension fund owns shares in several major public companies.
   该养老基金在几家主要出售股份给公众的公司中均有股份。
2. The town has its own public library and public gardens.
   那城市有自己的公用图书馆和公园。
3. She decided to make her views public.
   她决定把自己的观点公开。
4. The town gardens are open to the public from sunrise to the sunset daily.
   市立公园每天从早到晚对公众开放。

pub.lic

adj.Abbr. pub.（形容词）缩写 pub.
Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people:
公共的，公众的：社会或民众的，与社会或民众有关的或影响社会或民众的：
例句：
the public good.
公众利益

Maintained for or used by the people or community:
公用的：为民众或社会保养的或供他们使用的：
例句：
a public park.
公园

Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market:
有股上市的：由可在自由市场上交易的股份提供资金的：
例句：
a public company.
有股上市的公司

Participated in or attended by the people or community:
公众参与的：由民众或社会参与或处理的：
例句：
.Opinions are formed in a process of open discussion and public debate.(Hannah Arendt)
.意见是在一系列的公开讨论和公众的争论中形成的.(汉娜·阿伦特)

Connected with or acting on behalf of the people, community, or government:
公众的，代表的：与民众、社会或政府相联系的，或代表民众、社会或政府行事的：
例句：
public office.
公职

Open to the knowledge or judgment of all:
众所周知的：所有人都知道的或公开裁判的：
例句：
a public scandal.
尽人皆知的丑闻

n.Abbr. pub.（名词）缩写 pub.
The community or the people as a whole.
公众：作为一个整体的社会或民众
A group of people sharing a common interest:
同好者：有共同兴趣的一群人：
例句：
the reading public.
读者大众

Admirers or followers, especially of a famous person.See Usage Note at collective noun
追随者：崇拜者或追随者，尤指一个名人的追随者和崇拜者参见 collective noun

<习惯用语>go public
To become publicly owned, by launching shares of stock onto the open market:
公开发售股票：通过把股票投入公开市场而使…成为公众所拥有：
例句：
The company went public after having been closely held for 2 years.
这个公司在被紧密地控制了十二年之后，终于公开召股了

go public with【非正式用语】
To reveal to the public a previously unknown or secret piece of information:
公布于众：把先前不为大众所知或秘密的情况公布于众：
例句：
The president finally had to go public with the scandal.
总统最后只有把这桩丑闻公之于众

in public
In such a way as to be visible to the scrutiny of the people:
公开地：以一种能被民众密切观察的方式：
例句：
.A career is born in public-talent in privacy.(Marilyn Monroe)
.事业是基于在私下公开的才智而形成的.(玛丽琳·门罗)

来源：
Middle English publik
中古英语 publik
from Old French public
源自 古法语 public
from Latin pôblicus
源自 拉丁语 pôblicus
alteration influenced by pôbôs [adult population] * see puberty
受 pôbôs的影响 [成年人口] *参见 puberty
of poplicus
poplicus的变化
from populus [people]
源自 populus [人民]
[of Etruscan origin]
[源于伊特鲁里亚语]

【引伸】
pub.licness
n.（名词）