1560s, "in public," from public (adj.) + -ly (2). From 1580s as "by the public." Variant publically is attested from 1812, perhaps based on the fact that publicly is the only exception in this class of words, which as a rule are spelled -ically though often they are pronounced otherwise.
双语例句
1. They issue a fixed number of shares that trade publicly.
他们发行一定数量的可公开交易的股票。
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2. She threatened to publicly expose his double life if he left her.
她威胁说如果他离开她，她就将他双重人格的生活方式公之于众。
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3. He had a younger brother who always publicly upstaged him.
他有一个弟弟，总是公然抢他的风头。
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4. He publicly left the party and denounced its treacherous leaders.
他公开脱离该党，并谴责该党领袖背信弃义。
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5. Every move the President makes is publicly discussed as openly as possible.
