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单词 ne plus ultra
释义

ne plus ultra

[ nee -pluhs -uhl-truh, ney; Latin ne -ploos -ool-trah ]
/ ˈni ˌplʌs ˈʌl trə, ˈneɪ; Latin ˈnɛ ˌplʊs ˈʊl trɑ /
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noun

the highest point; acme.
the most intense degree of a quality or state.

Origin of ne plus ultra

1690–1700; <New Latin, Latin nē plūs ultrā (may you) not (go) further beyond (this point)

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British Dictionary definitions for ne plus ultra

ne plus ultra
/ Latin (ˈneɪ ˈplʊs ˈʊltrɑː) /

noun

the extreme or perfect point or state

Word Origin for ne plus ultra

literally: not more beyond (that is, go no further), allegedly a warning to sailors inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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