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单词 uttermost
释义 ut·ter·most
I. \ˈəd.ə(r)ˌmōst, ˈətə- also chiefly Brit -_məst\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by most) of uttermest, from utter (I) + -mest (as in utmest utmost)
1. : farthest out : most remote : outermost
 < to the uttermost parts of the earth — Kemp Malone >
 < from the extreme west to the uttermost east — Douglas Carruthers >
2. : being in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree : extreme, utmost 2
 < she had the uttermost confidence in the rogue — O.S.J.Gogarty >
 < reach the uttermost peak of position — Irving Stone >
 < in the uttermost distress >
3. archaic : last — used chiefly in the phrase the uttermost farthing
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from uttermost (I)
: utmost
 < done her uttermost to encourage him — Edith Sitwell >
 < to the uttermost of our capacity — H.S.Truman >
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