ulterior

ʌl'tiәriә

GRE

s. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote

a. 隐秘不明的, 在特定界限以外的, 将来的, 隐蔽的
[法] 进一步的, 日后的, 将来的

21,706

BNC 频率

22,083

使用频率

ulterior 的词根是 ulter-，意为“更远的、隐蔽的”，后缀 -ior 表示形容词，整体意为“更远的、隐秘的”，有隐含的意思。

例句

1. She had an ulterior motive for helping him with his project.

她帮助他完成项目是有其他意图的。

2. We need to be careful about people who might have ulterior motives.

我们需要小心那些可能有其他意图的人。

3. His kind words seemed genuine, but I suspected there was an ulterior reason behind them.

他的话听起来很真诚，但我怀疑背后有其他原因。