ul·te·ri·or /ˌʌlˈtɪriɚ/
(a.)在那邊的,將來的,隱蔽的
Ul·te·ri·or, n. Ulterior side or part. [R.]
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Ul·te·ri·or a.
1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither.
2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain.
Ulterior motive, Ulterior object or Ulterior aim, a motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed.
ulterior
adj 1: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially
being kept in the background or deliberately
concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked
too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"-
Bertrand Russell [syn: subterranean, subterraneous]
2: beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a
suggestion ulterior to the present discussion";
"without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw
3: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president
entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future
actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without
ulterior argument" [syn: future(a), later(a)]