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

• 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。
• I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
  我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
• 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。
• His conduct points to an ulterior motive.
  他的行为说明他有不可告人的动机。
• 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。
• 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。
• I select them solely for their convenience in helping me to my ulterior purpose.
  我所以选择它们，只是为了便于帮助我达到以后的目的。
• Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan
  希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。
• If you do good, will people accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives? Do good anyway.
  你做善事，人们会说你自私自利、别有用心吗？无论如何，做善事吧。
• A cynic reckons that people generally have an ulterior motive for what they do.
  他们认为通常情况下，人们做事都是别有用心的。