Definition of public-spirited in English:

public-spirited

adjective ˌpʌblɪkˈspɪrɪtɪdˌpəblɪkˈspɪrədəd

Willing to help the wider community; socially concerned.
those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places
Example sentencesExamples
- We are public-spirited, law-abiding citizens who should not have to pay for the hospital's shortcomings.
- Where are the safeguards for those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places?
- One just wonders how much further matters would have gone if these public-spirited individuals not been passing by at that time.
- People generally yearn to be friendly, generous, and public-spirited - in short, altruistic.
- Many people pitied my commonsensical, public-spirited child for being raised by an antisocial naysayer like me.
Synonyms
community-minded, socially concerned, philanthropic, charitable, helpful to others
altruistic, humanitarian, generous, unselfish, selfless

Derivatives

public-spiritedly

adverb

It seems to me that the police would be better employed trying to deal with crime rather than doing their best to impede and punish those who are public-spiritedly trying to stop crime.
Example sentencesExamples
- The defendant's case is strengthened if he can show that he has in general behaved responsibly and public-spiritedly and his attackers have not.
- But while rational people with disposable income might reckon Microsoft could quite reasonably and public-spiritedly put a bullet in the lot of them now, you can see the problem.

public-spiritedness

noun

As the king usually thanked them for their public-spiritedness by graciously confirming those rights, they had the security required to borrow at comparatively low rates of interest.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even modest increases in their size might yield overall improvements in public-spiritedness.
- The men we have seen to display public-spiritedness and sympathy for the poor were not immune to the temptations of law-breaking.
- In the Greek polis and in republican Rome, for example, a certain public-spiritedness could be relied upon to give rulers and ruled a common basis for action.
- Do you, the judge, dismiss the charges and commend the young chap for his public-spiritedness, whilst roundly condemning locksmiths for their sloppy workmanship?

Definition of public-spirited in US English:

public-spirited

adjectiveˌpəblikˈspirədədˌpəblɪkˈspɪrədəd

Willing to help the wider community; socially concerned.
those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places
Example sentencesExamples
- We are public-spirited, law-abiding citizens who should not have to pay for the hospital's shortcomings.
- One just wonders how much further matters would have gone if these public-spirited individuals not been passing by at that time.
- People generally yearn to be friendly, generous, and public-spirited - in short, altruistic.
- Where are the safeguards for those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places?
- Many people pitied my commonsensical, public-spirited child for being raised by an antisocial naysayer like me.
Synonyms
community-minded, socially concerned, philanthropic, charitable, helpful to others

单词	public-spirited
释义	Definition of public-spirited in English: public-spirited adjective ˌpʌblɪkˈspɪrɪtɪdˌpəblɪkˈspɪrədəd Willing to help the wider community; socially concerned. those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places Example sentencesExamples We are public-spirited, law-abiding citizens who should not have to pay for the hospital's shortcomings. Where are the safeguards for those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places? One just wonders how much further matters would have gone if these public-spirited individuals not been passing by at that time. People generally yearn to be friendly, generous, and public-spirited - in short, altruistic. Many people pitied my commonsensical, public-spirited child for being raised by an antisocial naysayer like me. Synonyms community-minded, socially concerned, philanthropic, charitable, helpful to others altruistic, humanitarian, generous, unselfish, selfless Derivatives public-spiritedly adverb It seems to me that the police would be better employed trying to deal with crime rather than doing their best to impede and punish those who are public-spiritedly trying to stop crime. Example sentencesExamples The defendant's case is strengthened if he can show that he has in general behaved responsibly and public-spiritedly and his attackers have not. But while rational people with disposable income might reckon Microsoft could quite reasonably and public-spiritedly put a bullet in the lot of them now, you can see the problem. public-spiritedness noun As the king usually thanked them for their public-spiritedness by graciously confirming those rights, they had the security required to borrow at comparatively low rates of interest. Example sentencesExamples Even modest increases in their size might yield overall improvements in public-spiritedness. The men we have seen to display public-spiritedness and sympathy for the poor were not immune to the temptations of law-breaking. In the Greek polis and in republican Rome, for example, a certain public-spiritedness could be relied upon to give rulers and ruled a common basis for action. Do you, the judge, dismiss the charges and commend the young chap for his public-spiritedness, whilst roundly condemning locksmiths for their sloppy workmanship? Definition of public-spirited in US English: public-spirited adjectiveˌpəblikˈspirədədˌpəblɪkˈspɪrədəd Willing to help the wider community; socially concerned. those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places Example sentencesExamples We are public-spirited, law-abiding citizens who should not have to pay for the hospital's shortcomings. One just wonders how much further matters would have gone if these public-spirited individuals not been passing by at that time. People generally yearn to be friendly, generous, and public-spirited - in short, altruistic. Where are the safeguards for those public-spirited people who call attention to low standards in high places? Many people pitied my commonsensical, public-spirited child for being raised by an antisocial naysayer like me. Synonyms community-minded, socially concerned, philanthropic, charitable, helpful to others
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