publicity

publicity — noun

1. the act of trying to make the public notice a person, product, organization, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

the act of trying to make the public notice a person, product, organization, or event, usually through media coverage or advertising; also, the attention or interest that results from such efforts

例句

The film studio hired a team to handle the publicity for the new movie.

collocation: handle publicity

All the negative publicity surrounding the factory's pollution hurt its sales.

collocation: negative publicity surrounding [something]

同義詞
  • advertising

    specifically refers to paid media space and ads, while publicity can be earned without payment

  • promotion

    broader term covering all marketing efforts, including discounts and events, not just media attention

  • media coverage

    focuses specifically on news and editorial mentions rather than overall public attention

  • hype

    informal and often suggests exaggerated or intensive publicity

反義詞
  • privacy

    the state of being away from public attention or scrutiny

文法句型

no plural form

用法筆記

Publicity is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Do not write 'publicities' or 'a publicity'.

常見錯誤

❌The movie got a lot of publicities.
✅The movie got a lot of publicity.
💡publicity is uncountable.
❌She works in advertising, which means she gets media coverage for her clients.
✅She works in publicity, which means she gets media coverage for her clients.
💡advertising is paid media space; publicity includes unpaid media attention.