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公立学校

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Public school \Public school\
   (a) In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by
       the community, wholly or partly under public control, or
       maintained largely by endowment and not carried on
       chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various
       select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a
       liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the
       universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of
       this class.
   (b) In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high
       school maintained by the local government.

资料来源 : WordNet®

public school
     n 1: a tuition free school in the United States supported by
          taxes and controlled by a school board
     2: private independent secondary school  in Great Britain
        supported by endowment and tuition