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单词 ulterior
释义 ul·te·ri·or
\|əl|tirēə(r), -tēr-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin, situated beyond, farther, further, compar. of (assumed) ulter situated beyond (whence ultra beyond, adverb & preposition), from uls beyond (preposition) — more at all
1.
 a. : occurring at a subsequent time : further, future
  < ulterior actions >
  < without ulterior argument >
 b. : more distant : remoter
  < without … any purpose, immediate or ulterior — G.B.Shaw >
  < ulterior reasons >
 c. : situated on the further side : thither
  < ulterior regions >
2. : going beyond what is avowed, manifest, or proper : not apparent : hidden, latent
 < eyes … with no ulterior thought behind — Gilbert Parker >
 < look too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge — Bertrand Russell >
 < not a line in the book without an ulterior motive — A.J.A.Waldock >
ul·te·ri·or·ly adverb
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