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ulterior是什么意思

ulterior

英[ʌlˈtɪəriə(r)] 美[ʌlˈtɪrriə(r)]

adj. 隐秘的，不可告人的，秘密的，矢口否认的；

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ADJ

（动机等）隐蔽的，隐秘的，隐藏的

If you say that someone has an ulterior motive for doing something, you believe that they have a hidden reason for doing it.
例句
Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan... 希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。 Posing for the camera pleased him more than anything else. No doubt with the ulterior object of catching votes. 在照相机前摆姿势是最令他高兴的事了，背后的动机无疑是为了拉选票。

英汉词典释义

adj.
在那边的;较远的
日后的,将来的;进一步的
I want to know what is our ulterior action. 我想要知道下一步的行动是什么。
秘而不宣的;有意隐瞒的；别有用心的
She definitely had an ulterior motive in offering to help. 她主动提出帮忙, 肯定有不可告人的动机。 I suspect he may have had ulterior motives for being so generous. 我怀疑他如此慷慨大方也许是别有用心。

英英词典释义

Adjective
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"

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