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

• There was no ulterior motive in his proposal.
  他的建议里没有不可告人的动机。
• 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。
• 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。
• They are kind-hearted and honest, they are not crafty and don't have ulterior motives.
  他们的心总是善良的，是诚实的，不是狡猾的，不是别有用心的。
• There is heavy dependence on situation, circumstances, ulterior motives and many more dynamics.
  有严重依赖状况，情况更为动态和许多别有用心。
• This study was done by the National Institutes of Health, not by anybody with any ulterior motive.
  这项研究是由美国国家卫生研究院来进行的，所以并不会像有些调查一样存在着某些不可告人的动机。
• 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。
• They have no ulterior motive.
  他们并非别有用心。
• I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
  我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
• Their theories are incriminated, their aim suspected, their ulterior motive is feared, their conscience denounced.
  人们指责他们的理论，怀疑他们的目的，担心他们别有用心，并谴责他们的意识。