public

公共の、一般公開の

地域や社会の誰もが利用できる、または皆のためのもの。

やさしい英語で： Available to or intended for everyone in a community.

• This is a public beach.
• The town needs more public spaces.
• Is there a public library nearby?

類義語： communal

反対語： private

よく使う表現： public place, public park, public transport, public library

公的な、国営の

社会のために国などが運営、出資、実施する。

やさしい英語で： Run, paid for, or carried out by the state for the community.

• She works in the public sector.
• Public money paid for the new bridge.
• The city built more public housing.

類義語： government, state

反対語： private

よく使う表現： public housing, public sector, public money

一般市民、大衆

普通の人々全体。特に、ある国や地域に暮らす人たち。

やさしい英語で： Ordinary people considered together, especially the people of a country or community.

• The public needs clear information.
• The museum opens to the public tomorrow.
• The reading public welcomed her new book.

使い方： the public (The public has a right to know.)

類義語： people, population

よく使う表現： the general public, members of the public, the reading public