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ulterior

英 [ʌl'tɪərɪə] 美[ʌl'tɪrɪɚ]
  • adj. 将来的,较远的;在那边的;隐秘不明的

英英释意


1. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed);
"subterranean motives for murder"
"looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell
2. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote;
"a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"
"without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
3. coming at a subsequent time or stage;
"the future president entered college at the age of 16"
"awaiting future actions on the bill"
"later developments"
"without ulterior argument"