单词 | in public |
释义 | > as lemmasin public 1. in public. extracted from publicadj.n. a. In a public place; before spectators or onlookers; publicly, openly, without concealment. Formerly also †in the public (obsolete). †into public: into print; (also) into the public eye; (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adverb] barelyc950 beforeOE openlyOE nakedly?c1225 in a person's bearda1250 opelyc1275 apertly1297 commonlya1325 opena1325 overtlyc1325 pertlya1375 plainc1380 in (also on) opena1382 in apertc1384 plainlyc1390 in open (also general) audiencea1393 aperta1400 in commonaltya1400 outa1400 without laina1400 in commonc1400 publishlyc1400 pertc1410 in publicc1429 on higha1450 in pert1453 to a person's facea1470 into heightc1480 forthward?1504 but hidel?1507 publicly1534 uncolouredly1561 roundly1563 famously1570 vulgarly1602 above board1603 round1604 displayedly1611 on (also upon) the square?1611 undisguisedly1611 broadly1624 discoveredly1659 unveiledly1661 under a person's nose1670 manifestly1711 before faces1762 publically1797 overboard1834 unashamedly1905 upfront1972 society > communication > printing > publishing > [adverb] out1535 in public1642 c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 923 To convers in publike [glossed in comon place] hase sho fledde all hire lif, Halsing solitarie estat and pure contemplatif. 1494 Loutfut MS f. 112, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Public The appellacioun..[to] be opnyt & red in public. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1848) II. 279 That any suche questioun was at any time moved in publict or in secreat. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) ii. i. 199 Follow vs, We are to speake in publique . View more context for this quotation 1642 T. Lechford Plain Dealing sig. A2 I have..presumed to enter into publique, for these reasons. 1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 138 They read it at home, and hear it preacht powerfully in the publick. 1689 J. Evelyn Let. 12 Aug. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 301 The room where he [sc. the Earl of Clarendon] used to eat and dine in public. 1727 Country-post in J. Swift et al. Misc. II. 288 They having of late appear'd very much in Publick together. 1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xxii. 178 She would never more take me into public. 1816 J. Austen Emma II. xiv. 267 The idea..of her going into public under the auspices of a friend of Mrs. Elton's. View more context for this quotation 1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. i. i. 7 Kisses, though pleasant in private, are insipid in public. 1873 Act 36 & 37 Victoria c. 89 §13 The inquiry shall be held in public before an officer. 1936 M. Mitchell Let. 7 July in Gone with the Wind Lett. (1986) 20 Utter strangers collar me in public and ask the most remarkable questions. 1992 National Forum 1 Nov. 23/2 These issues need to be talked out, not snuffed out by those who abhor washing dirty laundry in public. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > in general [phrase] > in a collective capacity in public1653 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars i. 8 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Bestowing many benefits upon their City in publique, and on particular men. < as lemmas |
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