public access
public access — 名詞
1. the legal right that ordinary people have to walk into a place, cross a piece of
公眾通行權
民眾進入場所或查閱資料的權利
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.
新法律讓民眾有權通行 Tanvi 農場後方的海岸步道。
public access to + place noun
Visitors enjoy public access to the castle gardens every weekend in summer.
每到夏天的週末，遊客都可以自由進入這座城堡的花園。
public access to + place noun
Campaigners fought for public access to the old forest, which a company had fenced off.
社運人士爭取讓民眾能進入那片被某公司圍起來的老森林。
fight for public access to + land
The council promised public access to the records of how it spends local taxes.
市議會承諾讓民眾能查閱地方稅款的使用紀錄。
public access to + information records
There is no public access to the staff car park, so Omar walked around.
員工停車場不開放民眾進入，所以 Omar 只好繞道而行。
no public access to (denied entry)
- public access to land
- public access to information
- restrict public access
- 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
公眾頻道權
民眾自製節目並於地方頻道播出的權利
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.
透過公眾頻道，Feng 拍了一個烹飪節目並在地方頻道上播出。
through public access (means of broadcasting)
The town funds public access so any resident can broadcast a programme they make.
鎮上出資維持公眾頻道，好讓任何居民都能播出自己製作的節目。
fund public access (support a citizen broadcasting right)
Nadia learned to edit video at the public access studio downtown.
Nadia 在市中心的公眾頻道工作室學會了剪輯影片。
public access studio (modifier before noun)
Public access lets the cycling club share its weekly races with the whole city.
公眾頻道讓這個自行車社團能把每週的賽事分享給全城的人。
public access lets + subject + broadcast
- public access channel
- public access television
- public access studio
- 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'.