*pub·lic·i·ty/pʌb`lɪsətɪ; pʌˈblɪsɪti/ n [U] 1 attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc 公众的注意［关注］: a murder trial that received a lot of publicity 引起公众广泛注意的谋杀案审讯 2 the business of making sure that people know about a new film, book etc, or about something that is planned to happen 宣传，推广