| 词汇 | ulterior |
| 释义 | ulterior adjective uk /ʌlˈtɪə.ri.ər/ us /ʌlˈtɪr.i.ɚ/ ulterior motive, reason, purpose, etc. a secret purpose or reason for doing something: 不可告人的动机／原因／目的（等等） He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive.他声称只是想帮助莉萨，但我怀疑他有不可告人的动机。 Secrecy and privacy anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymous anonymously cryptography data protection dead men tell no talesidiom dissimulate dissimulation official secret on the quietidiom privacy privacy settings private under wrapsidiom undisclosed unrevealed unsourced unstated ulterior | American Dictionaryulterior adjective[ not gradable ] us/ʌlˈtɪər·i·ər/ (of a reason) hidden or secret: She had no ulterior motive for helping them out – she just wanted to do it. Examples of ulteriorulterior Debate as to the purpose of this camp has been ongoing, since several factors indicate that it may have had an ulterior purpose. This keeps the power base with the funder, who may have ulterior motives not to act upon them. There is certainly an ulterior wish to let them express themselves in their own way. Such an analysis can and should leave entirely open any questions relating to the ulterior concerns and motives of the officials whose judgments are under consideration. The example semantically resembles modern instances of the construction in its denial of an inference: it is denied that a compliment reflects the ulterior motive of flattering someone. Insofar as perceptions of difference are suspect, or distorted by ulterior considerations, the enterprise of modernization may be altogether misconceived. Thus architects operate with ulterior motives. Giordani surely had ulterior motives, but he also looked like a classic paternalist. These are greedy, opportunist readings both in the way they pick up on camp for further ulterior motives and in their possible lack of 'obviousness' to the everyday listener. Audience members may infer that the interviewee has some ulterior motive for avoiding the question, or that he or she has something to hide. This question disregards two pieces of information, often for ulterior motives. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The struggle to be carried out must be collective, loyal and free from ulterior motives. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It could deter unscrupulous traders who knock on the doors of little old ladies to offer their services, but who may have ulterior motives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Either it lives in imagination or there are ulterior motives for its alleged existence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a real or imagined grievance, and this is seized upon by people who have ulterior motives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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