ultimate
英 ['?lt?m?t]
美['?lt?m?t]
- adj. 最終的；極限的；根本的
- n. 終極；根本；基本原則
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?ultimates;
中文詞源
ultimate 最終的
ulter-, 詞源同ultra-,那邊的，-im, 最高級(jí)后綴，詞源同prime, extreme. 引申詞義最那邊的，最終的。
英英釋意
- 1. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme;
- "the ultimate achievement"
- "the ultimate question"
- "man's ultimate destiny"
- "the ultimate insult"
- "one's ultimate goal in life"
- 2. being the last or concluding element of a series;
- "the ultimate sonata of that opus"
- "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable"
- 3. being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything;
- "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London
- "the ultimate ingredients of matter"
- "his proposal is elegantly simple"
英文詞源
- ultimate (adj.)
- 1650s, from Late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare "to be final, come to an end," from Latin ultimus (fem. ultima) "last, final, farthest, most distant, extreme," superlative of *ulter "beyond" (see ultra-). As a noun from 1680s. Ultimate Frisbee is attested by 1972.
同義詞辨析
final, last, ultimate
這些形容詞均有"最終的，最后的"之意。
final： 指到達(dá)終點(diǎn)，多含果斷、明確或最后終結(jié)的強(qiáng)烈意味。
last： 指一系列事物的最后一個(gè)，可表示次序、順序或時(shí)間。
ultimate： 較正式用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)已到了極限。
考試真題
- The ultimate social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says: "People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.
出自-2010年12月閱讀原文
- In-office wellness programs may help reduce stress levels, but they are hardly an ultimate solution to the problem.
出自-2016年12月閱讀原文
- This might seem like the ultimate defeat for racism, but ignoring the race of certain select individuals—a phenomenon that psychologists call subtyping—also has an insidious (隱伏的) side.
出自-2010年6月閱讀原文
- Students are graduating with a variety of skills and interests, but often find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to choosing an ultimate career goal.
出自-2011年6月聽(tīng)力原文
- "An ultimate face recognition algorithm should perform with billions of people in a dataset," the researchers wrote.
2018年6月六級(jí)真題（第一套）閱讀 Section C
- However, the flying car has always remained the ultimate symbol of personal transport freedom.
2019年6月六級(jí)真題（第二套）閱讀 Section A
- Music, I don't especially love life on the road, but I figure if you are lucky enough to be able to do what you truly love doing, you've got the ultimate of life.
2015年12月六級(jí)真題（第二套）聽(tīng)力 Section A
- If humanity has made some headway in realizing that the ultimate value of every institution is its distinctively human effect we may well believe that this lesson has been learned largely through dealings with the young.
出自-2009年考研翻譯原文
- And interest groups ranging from postal unions to greeting-card makers exert self-interested pressure on the USPS's ultimate overseer-Congress-insisting that whatever else happens to the Postal Service, aspects of the status quo they depend on get protected.
出自-2018年考研閱讀原文
- And interest groups ranging from postal unions to greeting-card makers exert self-interested pressure on the USPS's ultimate overseer-Congress一insisting that whatever else happens to the Postal Service, aspects of the status quo they depend on get protect
2018年考研真題（英語(yǔ)一）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- our ultimate goal/aim/objective/target
- 我們最終的目的 / 目標(biāo)
牛津詞典
- We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens.
- 無(wú)論出什么事情，我們?cè)赋袚?dān)全部責(zé)任。
牛津詞典
- The ultimate decision lies with the parents.
- 最后的決定權(quán)握在父母手中。
牛津詞典
- This race will be the ultimate test of your skill.
- 這次競(jìng)賽將是對(duì)你的技能的最大考驗(yàn)。
牛津詞典
- Silk sheets are the ultimate luxury.
- 絲綢床單乃是極度的奢侈品。
牛津詞典
- the ultimate truths of philosophy and science
- 哲學(xué)與科學(xué)的終極原理
牛津詞典
- the ultimate in modern design
- 現(xiàn)代設(shè)計(jì)的最高代表
牛津詞典
- He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome...
- 他說(shuō)現(xiàn)在還無(wú)法預(yù)料最終的結(jié)局。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
- 最終目的是為了進(jìn)一步拓展該網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs...
- 植物是所有食物的最根本來(lái)源。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.
- 出事的最根本原因似乎在于那場(chǎng)廣告宣傳活動(dòng)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...the ultimate power of the central government...
- 中央政府的至高權(quán)力
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency...
- 當(dāng)然，擁有最高權(quán)力者依然是總統(tǒng)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.
- 在執(zhí)行任務(wù)的過(guò)程中被免職，這對(duì)一位船長(zhǎng)來(lái)說(shuō)是莫大的恥辱。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Treachery was the ultimate sin...
- 背叛是最不可饒恕的罪孽。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He is the ultimate English gentleman...
- 他是最最典型的英國(guó)紳士。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Caviar and oysters on ice are generally considered the ultimate luxury foods.
- 一般認(rèn)為，魚(yú)子醬和冰鎮(zhèn)牡蠣是頂級(jí)美味。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Ballet is the ultimate in human movement...
- 芭蕾舞在人類(lèi)的動(dòng)作中可謂優(yōu)雅至極。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- This hotel is the ultimate in luxury...
- 該酒店極盡奢華。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He was forced to face the ultimate humiliation the next morning.
- 第二天一早他被迫面對(duì)那個(gè)莫大的恥辱.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- This tension makes such unique transcendency the ultimate concern rooted in reality.
- 這種張力使信仰這種獨(dú)特的超越成為一種人的植根于現(xiàn)實(shí)的終極關(guān)懷.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- What was his ultimate goal?
- 他的最終目標(biāo)是 什么 ?
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent.
- 支持死刑的人顯然認(rèn)為死刑是最具威懾力的刑罰.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- The sun is the ultimate store of power.
- 太陽(yáng)是能量之本.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- A minister has ultimate responsibility for mistakes and dishonesty in a government department.
- 政府部門(mén)發(fā)生的失誤和瀆職行為應(yīng)由部長(zhǎng)負(fù)基本責(zé)任.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》