publicity
/pʌbˈlɪsətɪ/noun
mass noun
1- 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.
这个案件引起了新闻界的广泛注意。
1.1
- the giving out of information about a product, person, or company for advertising or promotional purposes宣传; 广告; 宣扬：
as modifier a publicity campaign.宣传活动。
1.2
- 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。
词源
late 18th cent.: from French publicité,from public 'public' （see PUBLIC）.