ulterior
英 [?l't??r??]
美[?l't?r??]
- adj. 將來的，較遠的；在那邊的；隱秘不明的
暢通詞匯GRETEM8
中文詞源
ulterior 隱秘的
ulter-, 詞源同ultra-,那邊的，-or, 比較級后綴，詞源同interior. 引申詞義隱秘的。
英文詞源
- ulterior
- ulterior: [17] Ulterior goes back to an unrecorded Latin *ulter ‘distant’ (a relative of ultrā ‘beyond’, source of the English prefix ultra-). Its comparative form was ulterior, which meant literally ‘more distant’. Its superlative form was ultimus, which lies behind English ultimate [17] and ultimatum [18] (etymologically the ‘farthest’ or last point).
=> ultimate, ultimatum - ulterior (adj.)
- 1640s, "on the other side of," from Latin ulterior "more distant, more remote, farther, on the farther side," comparative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra-). The sense "not at present in view or consideration" (as in ulterior motives) is attested from 1735.
雙語例句
- 1. Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan.
- 希拉想幫助斯坦是另有所圖的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me—what does she really want?
- 她對我這么好，一定別有用心—她到底想干什么呢？
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. She definitely had an ulterior motive in offering to help.
- 她主動提出幫忙,肯定有不可告人的動機.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I want to know what is our ulterior action.
- 我想要知道下一步的行動是什么.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I suspect he may have had ulterior motives for being so generous.
- 我懷疑他如此慷慨大方也許是別有用心.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》