[mass noun]notice or attention given to someone or something by the media 公众的注意,名声 the case attracted wide publicity in the press. 这个案件在新闻界吸引了公众的广泛注意。 ■the giving out of information about a product, person, or company for advertising or promotional purposes[as modifier] 宣传;广告;宣扬 a publicity campaign. 宣传活动。 ■material or information used for such a purpose 宣传品,广告;宣传文章 we distributed publicity from a stall in the marketplace. 我们通过一个市场小摊分发宣传品。
语源
late 18th cent.: from French publicité, from public 'public' (see public)