1791, "condition of being public," from French publicité (1690s), from Medieval Latin publicitatem (nominative publicitas), from Latin publicus (see public (adj.)). Sense of "a making (something) known, an exposure to the public" is from 1826, shading by c. 1900 into "advertising, business of promotion." Publicity stunt first recorded 1908.
雙語例句
1. The company was privatised with a fanfare of publicity.
公司的私有化搞得沸沸揚(yáng)揚(yáng)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Now he plans to rev up publicity with a regional media campaign.
現(xiàn)在他準(zhǔn)備通過開展地區(qū)性的媒體活動(dòng)加大宣傳力度。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Norma is said to dislike the glare of publicity.
據(jù)說諾爾瑪不喜歡被人過多關(guān)注。
來自柯林斯例句
4. They felt they were being sucked into a whirlpool of publicity.
他們覺得好像陷入了一個(gè)宣傳的漩渦中。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The publicity-shy singer spoke frankly in his first interview in three years.