ulterior
英 [ʌlˈtɪəriə(r)]
美 [ʌlˈtɪriər]
adj. 隐秘的; 不可告人的; 秘密的; 矢口否认的
BNC.21706 / COCA.22083
牛津词典
adj.
- 隐秘的;不可告人的;秘密的;矢口否认的
that sb keeps hidden and does not admit- She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me─what does she really want?
她对我这么好,一定别有用心——她到底想干什么呢?
- She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me─what does she really want?
柯林斯词典
- ADJ (动机等)隐蔽的,隐秘的,隐藏的
If you say that someone has anulteriormotive for doing something, you believe that they have a hidden reason for doing it.- Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan...
希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。 - Posing for the camera pleased him more than anything else. No doubt with the ulterior object of catching votes.
在照相机前摆姿势是最令他高兴的事了,背后的动机无疑是为了拉选票。
- Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan...
双语例句
- The weasel goes to pay his respects to the hen--not with the best of intentions.; A weasel giving new year's greetings to a hen has ulterior motives.
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。 - Even if we had no ulterior motives our initiative would still damage French interests.
纵令我们没有不可告人的动机,我们的倡议仍然会损害法国的利益。 - But I had an ulterior motive.
但我还有一个私底下的目的。 - She felt so free from ulterior motives.
她觉得已毫无言不由衷的必要了。 - All of these arrangements were a prelude to the war, their ultimate ulterior motive.
所有这些安排都只是这次战争的序曲,战争才是他们最终的不可告人的目的。 - The country has no ulterior designs against any of its neighbours.
这个国家对其邻国绝无不可告人的企图。 - Their groundless accusation is made with ulterior motives.
他们的无端攻击是别有用心的。 - If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
如果你做善事,人们说你自私自利、别有用心,不管怎样,还是要做善事; - There was no ulterior motive in his proposal.
他的建议里没有不可告人的动机。 - His conduct points to an ulterior motive.
他的行为说明他有不可告人的动机。