a. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
s. affecting the people or community as a whole
常见例句
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n Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea
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living quarters provided for public convenience n
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adjusting to circumstances n a settlement of differences n in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality n living quarters provided for public convenience n the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need n (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
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specifically indicating a form of prosecution in which one is publicly accused of and tried for a crime and in which the judge is not also the prosecutor