publicly
/ˈpʌblɪklɪ/adverb
1- 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。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- 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。
USAGE
Note that the spelling is publicly, not -ally.