make public

make public — idiom

1. to share information, news, or documents with the general public after they were

1.慣用語及物B2
釋義

to share information, news, or documents with the general public after they were previously known only to a small group or kept as a secret.

例句

The Watanabe Corporation decided to make the safety report public after the factory fire.

object between 'make' and 'public': make + [report] + public

Beatrix made the contract details public during the city council meeting last Tuesday.

同義詞
  • disclose

    more formal, typically used in legal or financial contexts; does not always imply the information was deliberately hidden

  • reveal

    broader meaning; can describe gradual, unintentional, or partial sharing of information

  • publish

    specifically means releasing in written or printed form; not used for spoken announcements

反義詞
  • conceal

    to keep something hidden from others deliberately

  • suppress

    to actively prevent information from becoming known, often by force or authority

文法句型

make + [information / document] + public

be made public

用法筆記

Always transitive — the information being revealed must be stated between 'make' and 'public'. Frequently used in formal contexts such as law, business, journalism, and government. Strongly implies that the information was deliberately kept hidden before being revealed.

常見錯誤

❌The company made public the report.
✅The company made the report public.
💡With a short noun object, always place it between 'made' and 'public'. Long noun phrases can occasionally follow 'public', but the middle position is standard.
❌The company made the report publicly.
✅The company made the report public.
💡'Public' here is an adjective complement describing the state of the report, not an adverb. Do not use the adverb form 'publicly'.