publicly的基本意思是“公开地”“公然地”“当众”等。根据语义的需要,它在句中的位置比较灵活。
1.位于动词之前
Theypublicly declared theirlove for eachother.他们公开宣布了对彼此的爱。
The president publicly expressed his disbelief at whathad happened.主席对所发生的事情公开表示质疑。
The wedding ceremony publicly marks the beginningof commitment to another through mariage.婚礼是通过婚姻的形式公开对另一个人承担义 务的开始。
2.位于动词之后
He never spoke publicly about theaffair.他从未公开说过此事。
Some residents were frightened to talk publicly.有些居民害怕公开讨论。
He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。
3.位于动宾结构之后
Littman refused to discussthecase publicly.利特曼拒绝公开讨论此案。
Ministers were told not to criticize the policy publicly.部长们被告知不许公开批评这项政策。
He thinks that someworkersmaybe afraid toput questions publicly.他认为一些工人可能害怕公开提问。
4.位于特殊动词与主要动词之间
这里所说的特殊动词包括助动词、情态动词以及系动词be。如 : He hadpublicly sneered at the idea.他曾公开讥讽过这个想法。
Employees have publicly citicized the company's plans,much to the displeasure of the management.雇员们对公司计划提出了公开批评,这让管 里层深感不悦。
但是,public的副词为publicly.
这类用法尤其见于被动结构中。如:
The play was first publicly performed in 1872.该剧首次公演是在1872年。
She was publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.她对此发现做出的贡献赢得了众口一词的赞誉。
当形容词结尾为-ic时,其副词形式通常是在其后加上-ally。如 :
academic(学术的)的副词形式是academically(学术上,从学术角度); artistic(艺术的)的副词形式是artistically(艺术上);
athletic(擅长运动的)的副词形式是athletically(擅长运动地); domestic(国内的)的副词形式是domestically(国内地);
dramatic(戏剧性的,巨大的)的副词形式是dramatically(戏剧性地,巨大地); emphatic(强调的)的副词形式是emphatically(强调地);
energetic(精力充沛的)的副词形式是energetically(精力充沛地); fantastic(极好的)的副词形式是fantastically(极好地);
heroic(英勇的)的副词形式是heroically(英勇地);
majestic(庄重的)的副词形式是majestically(庄重地);
semantic(语义的)的副词形式是semantically(语义上,语义方面); fantastic(极好的)的副词形式是fantastically(极好地);
pathetic(可怜的)的副词形式是pathetically(可怜地); periodic(定期的)的副词形式是periodically(定期地);
systematic(系统的)的副词形式是systematically(系统地);
tragic(悲惨的)的副词形式是tragically(悲惨地);