public access
public access — noun
1. the legal right that ordinary people have to walk into a place, cross a piece of
the legal right that ordinary people have to walk into a place, cross a piece of land, or read certain official records
The new law gives the public access to the coastal path behind Tanvi's farm.
public access to + place noun
Visitors enjoy public access to the castle gardens every weekend in summer.
public access to + place noun
Campaigners fought for public access to the old forest, which a company had fenced off.
The council promised public access to the records of how it spends local taxes.
There is no public access to the staff car park, so Omar walked around.
- right of way
narrower — only the right to cross land along a set route, not to read records
- open access
often used of information or research that anyone may read for free
- private
describes a place or record closed to the general public
文法句型
public access to + noun
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and followed by 'to': you grant, allow, or restrict public access to a place or to information. The subject of the right is the general public, not one named person.
常見錯誤
2. mainly in America, a system that lets ordinary citizens make their own programme
mainly in America, a system that lets ordinary citizens make their own programmes and broadcast them on a shared local TV or radio channel
Through public access, Feng filmed a cooking show and aired it on the local channel.
through public access (means of broadcasting)
The town funds public access so any resident can broadcast a programme they make.
fund public access (support a citizen broadcasting right)
Nadia learned to edit video at the public access studio downtown.
Public access lets the cycling club share its weekly races with the whole city.
- community television
the channel itself, rather than the broadcasting right
文法句型
public-access (used before a noun: channel, television)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (the right to enter places or read records): this sense is about citizens broadcasting their own content, and it is mainly American. It is often used before a noun, as in 'public access channel' or 'public access television'.