English Dictionary

public domain

/ˌpʌblɪk də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/

noun

The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone. / The state of not or no longer being confidential or secret.

The artwork is now in the public domain.

意味（1）

The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone.

意味（2）

The state of not or no longer being confidential or secret.

Very little information about the treaty is in the public domain.

意味（3）

(especially US) Land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership (for example, unowned prairie in the southwestern and western United States).