看看这个吧,可以当做不可数名词,也有可数名词的意义.
publication 英音:[,pʌbli'keiʃən] 美音:[,pʌblɪ'keʃən]
名词 n.
1.出版;发行[U]
The magazine has ceased publication.
该杂志已经停止出版.
2.出版物;刊物[C]
A newspaper is a publication.
报纸是一种出版物.
3.发表,宣布,公布[U]
The wide spread publication of traffic laws helps prevent accidents.
广泛公布交通法规有助于防止事故的发生.