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

• 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。
• 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。
• Their groundless accusation is made with ulterior motives.
  他们的无端攻击是别有用心的。
• 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。
• 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；
• I have an ulterior motive in offering to help you.
  我主动提出要帮助你是有私心的。
• 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 suspect them of ulterior motives.
  他们怀疑这些基金别有用心。
• But I had an ulterior motive.
  但我还有一个私底下的目的。
• Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan
  希拉想帮助斯坦是另有所图的。