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(yǔ)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Now he plans to rev up publicity with a regional media campaign.