ulterior

英 [ʌlˈtɪəriə(r)]

美 [ʌlˈtɪriər]

adj.  隐秘的; 不可告人的; 秘密的; 矢口否认的

GREIELTSTEM8法律

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
  1. 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？

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.
  1. Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan...
     希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
  你如果行善事，人们会说你必定是别有用心。
• 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；
• 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。
• Dorothy knew that one of her worst faults was to suspect ulterior motives in others.
  多萝茜心里明白，自己最大的一个毛病，就是爱揣度别人秘而不宣的动机。
• 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。
• They have no ulterior motive.
  他们并非别有用心。
• The hesternal you isn't mine, so must the ulterior you be mine?
  昨天的你不是我的你，那么明天的你一定是我的你么？
• I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
  我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。