单词 | ulterior |
释义 | ulterior —ulteriorly, adv. /ul tear"ee euhr/, 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. [1640-50; < L: farther, akin to ultra on the far side; cf. ULTRA-] Syn. 1. hidden, covert, undisclosed, undivulged. |
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