ulterioradj.n.

Brit.

/ʌlˈtɪərɪə/, U.S.

/əlˈtɪriər/

Etymology: < Latin ulterior further, more distant, comparative of *ulter (compare ultrā, ultrō, adverbs) that is beyond. Hence also Italian ulteriore, Spanish ulterior, Portuguese ulterior, French ultérieur (16th cent.).

A. adj.

a. Lying beyond that which is immediate or present; coming at a subsequent point or stage; further, future.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > later

overeOE

latterOE

posterior1534

later1542

lateward1577

elder1597

inferior1641

ulterior1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 49 If the prescription of time, and numerositie of assertors, were a sufficient demonstration, we might sit downe herein, as an unquestionable truth; nor should there need vlterior disquisition.

1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 211 The Ulterior Accomplishment of that Part of it [sc. Scripture], which once Promis'd God's People, that Kings should be its Nursing Fathers.

1816 A. Knox Remains (1834) I. 54 These changes were meant by Providence to subserve ulterior movements.

1827 T. Jarman Powell's Ess. Learning of Devises (ed. 3) II. 75 The principle which confers upon him the ulterior interest in the lands directed to be sold would seem to exclude him in the converse case.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iv. 336 The request was only preparatory to ulterior measures.

1884 Manch. Examiner 10 May 5/4 The attitude and disposition of those Powers, as bearing upon their ulterior action, necessarily enter into the question.

b. spec. Lying beyond what is openly stated, avowed, or evident; intentionally kept in the background or concealed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [adjective]

privya1398

palliate?a1425

beguiled1561

masked1567

covert1574

retired1596

remote1601

palliated1612

unsuspected1620

lapped1637

sopited1646

veiled1651

perdua1734

ulterior1735

screened1844

marzipanned1979

1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Study Hist. (1752) II. viii. 98 By reserving still a right of making ulterior demands, they reduced the Carthaginians at last to the necessity of abandoning their city, or of continuing the war.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 152 Without any knowledge of her uncle's ulterior intentions on the subject.

1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 197 There is no reason for suspecting him of ulterior designs of a deeper and more treacherous dye.

1877 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. i. iii. 30 He was..the most unlikely..to have adopted a course so marked without some ulterior purpose.

2. Lying on the further side of a point or boundary; more remote in position.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > more distant > more distant side or part

yondc1175

yondera1387

farc1400

the yon1700

ulterior1721

thondera1825

thither1830

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Ulterior, on the farther Side.

1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 167 This scale..containing three parallel lines engraven thereon, on the exterior and ulterior of which are three divisions.

1817 T. Chalmers Series Disc. Christian Revel. (1852) iii. 68 To shoot afar into those ulterior regions which are beyond the limits of our astronomy.

1864 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 7) 120 The thunderous bass Of Heaven's ulterior orb.

B. n.

A further aim or end.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > further

ulterior1843

1843 T. Chalmers Let. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1850) IV. xviii. 351 This will open..a bright and beautiful ulterior, to which every eye should be directed.

Derivatives

ulteriˈority n. an ulterior thing or matter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > future or further thing or matter

ulteriority1814

1814 S. Parr Let. 1 Apr. in Wks. (1828) VII. 363 I shall say something about the ulteriorities, and you must sympathise and co-operate with me.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ulterior
释义	ulterioradj.n. Brit. /ʌlˈtɪərɪə/, U.S. /əlˈtɪriər/ Etymology: < Latin ulterior further, more distant, comparative of ulter (compare ultrā, ultrō, adverbs) that is beyond. Hence also Italian ulteriore, Spanish ulterior, Portuguese ulterior, French ultérieur* (16th cent.). A. adj. 1. a. Lying beyond that which is immediate or present; coming at a subsequent point or stage; further, future. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > later overeOE latterOE posterior1534 later1542 lateward1577 elder1597 inferior1641 ulterior1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. i. 49 If the prescription of time, and numerositie of assertors, were a sufficient demonstration, we might sit downe herein, as an unquestionable truth; nor should there need vlterior disquisition. View more context for this quotation 1661 R. Boyle Some Considerations Style Script. 211 The Ulterior Accomplishment of that Part of it [sc. Scripture], which once Promis'd God's People, that Kings should be its Nursing Fathers. 1816 A. Knox Remains (1834) I. 54 These changes were meant by Providence to subserve ulterior movements. 1827 T. Jarman Powell's Ess. Learning of Devises (ed. 3) II. 75 The principle which confers upon him the ulterior interest in the lands directed to be sold would seem to exclude him in the converse case. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. iv. 336 The request was only preparatory to ulterior measures. 1884 Manch. Examiner 10 May 5/4 The attitude and disposition of those Powers, as bearing upon their ulterior action, necessarily enter into the question. b. spec. Lying beyond what is openly stated, avowed, or evident; intentionally kept in the background or concealed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [adjective] privya1398 palliate?a1425 beguiled1561 masked1567 covert1574 retired1596 remote1601 palliated1612 unsuspected1620 lapped1637 sopited1646 veiled1651 perdua1734 ulterior1735 screened1844 marzipanned1979 1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Study Hist. (1752) II. viii. 98 By reserving still a right of making ulterior demands, they reduced the Carthaginians at last to the necessity of abandoning their city, or of continuing the war. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 152 Without any knowledge of her uncle's ulterior intentions on the subject. 1856 N. Brit. Rev. 26 197 There is no reason for suspecting him of ulterior designs of a deeper and more treacherous dye. 1877 J. A. Froude Short Stud. (1883) IV. i. iii. 30 He was..the most unlikely..to have adopted a course so marked without some ulterior purpose. 2. Lying on the further side of a point or boundary; more remote in position. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > more distant > more distant side or part yondc1175 yondera1387 farc1400 the yon1700 ulterior1721 thondera1825 thither1830 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Ulterior, on the farther Side. 1798 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 88 167 This scale..containing three parallel lines engraven thereon, on the exterior and ulterior of which are three divisions. 1817 T. Chalmers Series Disc. Christian Revel. (1852) iii. 68 To shoot afar into those ulterior regions which are beyond the limits of our astronomy. 1864 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 7) 120 The thunderous bass Of Heaven's ulterior orb. B. n. A further aim or end. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [noun] > intention or purpose > end, purpose, or object > further ulterior1843 1843 T. Chalmers Let. in W. Hanna Mem. T. Chalmers (1850) IV. xviii. 351 This will open..a bright and beautiful ulterior, to which every eye should be directed. Derivatives ulteriˈority n. an ulterior thing or matter. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > future or further thing or matter ulteriority1814 1814 S. Parr Let. 1 Apr. in Wks. (1828) VII. 363 I shall say something about the ulteriorities, and you must sympathise and co-operate with me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1646
随便看	fairisher fairishest fairishly fairlead fairlead block fairlead sheave fairleader fairleaders fairleading fairleads fairlec fairlier fairliest fairlight clay fairlike fairly fairly and squarely fairly-balanced fairly-fitted fairly-sized fairlybalanced fairlyfitted fairlysized fairminded fairmindedly