public school
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈskuːl/ us/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈskuːl/
(EXPENSIVE SCHOOL)
（英格兰的）公学（一种昂贵的私立学校）
in England, an expensive type of private school (= a school paid for by parents and not by the government)
(FREE SCHOOL)
US（苏格兰、澳大利亚和美国的）公立学校
in Scotland, Australia, and the US, a free school provided by the government