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

• They have no ulterior motive.
  他们并非别有用心。
• 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。
• I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
  我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
• 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。
• Fascists have had such an argument, they are people with ulterior motives.
  法西斯分子有过这种论调，他们是别有用心的。
• But I had an ulterior motive.
  但我还有一个私底下的目的。
• His conduct points to an ulterior motive.
  他的行为说明他有不可告人的动机。
• Their groundless accusation is made with ulterior motives.
  他们的无端攻击是别有用心的。
• 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。
• People thought he must have a ulterior motive for wanting to help.
  人们认为他想提供帮助一定是别有用心。