so as to be seen by other people; in public 公开地,公然地,当众地 some weep publicly. 一些人当众哭泣。 ■[often sentence adverb]used in reference to views expressed to others and not necessarily genuinely felt (指对外发表但未必真诚的看法)在公开场合,在公众面前 publicly, officials criticized the resolution, but privately they thought it tolerable. 官员当着公众的面批评这一决议,私下里却认为可以接受。 ■by the state rather than an independent, commercial company 国有(而非私人赢利公司拥有) a publicly owned company. 国有公司。