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单词 ulterior
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ul•te•ri•or /ʌlˈtɪriɚ/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. intentionally kept concealed:His ulterior motive was to enrich himself.
See -ult-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ul•te•ri•or  (ul tēr′ē ər),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. being beyond what is seen or avowed;
    intentionally kept concealed:ulterior motives.
  2. coming at a subsequent time or stage;
    future;
    further:ulterior action.
  3. lying beyond or outside of some specified or understood boundary;
    more remote:a suggestion ulterior to the purposes of the present discussion.
  • Latin: farther, akin to ultrā on the far side; compare ultra-
  • 1640–50
ul•te′ri•or•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hidden, covert, undisclosed, undivulged.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ulterior /ʌlˈtɪərɪə/ adj
  1. lying beneath or beyond what is revealed, evident, or supposed: ulterior motives
  2. succeeding, subsequent, or later
  3. lying beyond a certain line or point
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: further, from ulter beyond

ulˈteriorly adv
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