publ

IPA/pˈʌbəl/
IPA/pˈʌbəl/

publ — 縮寫

1. a short written form of 'public', used in labels, maps, signs, and official note

1.縮寫B1
釋義

公共；公開

書面中指供大眾使用或可公開查看

a short written form of 'public', used in labels, maps, signs, and official notes to show that something is open to everyone or meant for shared use

例句

The museum map marked the publ. entrance beside the west gate.

博物館地圖把公共入口標在西門旁邊。

publ. + noun in venue labels

Only publ. comments will appear on the council website tomorrow.

明天只有公開留言會出現在議會網站上。

同義詞
  • public

    the full form, used in both speech and ordinary writing

  • open

    describes availability, but not every 'public' thing is simply 'open'

反義詞
  • private

    not open to everyone or not for shared public use

文法句型

publ. + noun

private or publ. + noun

用法筆記

Used almost only in writing, especially in labels and brief official notes. Distinguish from sense 2 when the abbreviation refers to an actual book, report, or other issued work.

常見錯誤

❌The beach is publ.
✅The beach is public.
💡use the full word in normal running prose; this abbreviation mainly appears in labels or notes.

2. a short written form of 'publication', used in catalogues, bibliographies, and l

2.縮寫B2
釋義

出版物

書目記錄中代表已發行的作品

a short written form of 'publication', used in catalogues, bibliographies, and library records for a book, journal, map, report, or other work that has been issued

例句

Nala added the publ. date beside each journal title.

Nala 在每個期刊標題旁加上了出版日期。

publ. date in catalog records

The bibliography noted the publ. place as Seoul, not Busan.

書目把出版地記成首爾，不是釜山。

同義詞
  • publication

    the full form and broadest word for an issued work

  • issue

    usually one numbered part of a magazine or newspaper, not any publication

反義詞
  • manuscript

    a text before it has been formally issued or printed

文法句型

publ. date

publ. place

publ. details

用法筆記

This sense is common in bibliographic and library information such as dates, places, and record details. Distinguish it from sense 3, which points to the act or business of publishing, or to the publisher.

常見錯誤

❌This article is a publ.
✅This article is a publication.
💡use the full noun in ordinary sentences; 'publ.' is mainly a record-style abbreviation.

3. a short written form used in office notes, contracts, and course materials for '

3.縮寫B2
釋義

出版相關

依語境指已出版、出版社或出版業

a short written form used in office notes, contracts, and course materials for 'published', 'publisher', or 'publishing', with the exact full word understood from the context

例句

The spreadsheet marked the poem as publ. in 1998.

試算表把那首詩標成已於 1998 年出版。

be publ. + year = published

The contract named River Street Press as the publ.

合約把 River Street Press 列為出版社。

the publ. = publisher

同義詞
  • published

    the full form when the context gives a date or release status

  • publisher

    the full form when the context names the company or person issuing the work

  • publishing

    the full form when the context is the industry or activity

反義詞

文法句型

be publ. + year

the publ.

digital publ.

用法筆記

The full expansion changes with the surrounding words: 'publ. in 1998' means 'published', 'the publ.' means 'publisher', and 'digital publ.' means 'publishing'. It belongs to note-style writing rather than normal speech.

常見錯誤

❌She works in publ.
✅She works in publishing.
💡use the full word in regular prose; the abbreviation is mainly for notes, schedules, and records.