Ulterior



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 较晚的, 较远的; 不可告人的
• ［英］ adj. 较晚的, 较远的 ( more distant, further) ; 不可告人的 ( beyond what is obvious)
• ［记］ ult ( 高, 远) +erior -> 较远的;
• ［同］ 参考: superior ( 高级的) ;inferior ( 自卑的, 下流的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin, farther, further, comparative of *ulter situated beyond, from uls beyond; akin to Latin ollus, ille, that one, Old Irish indoll beyond
• Date: 1646
• 1.
  • a. further, future
  • b. more distant ; remoter
  • c. situated on the farther side ; thither
• 2. going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper <ulterior motives>
• ? ulteriorly adverb

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