ultimate
英 ['ʌltɪmət]
美['ʌltəmət]
- adj. 最终的；极限的；根本的
- n. 终极；根本；基本原则
词态变化
复数: ultimates;
中文词源
ultimate 最终的
ulter-, 词源同ultra-,那边的，-im, 最高级后缀，词源同prime, extreme. 引申词义最那边的，最终的。
英英释意
- 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"
英文词源
- 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.
同义词辨析
final, last, ultimate
这些形容词均有"最终的，最后的"之意。
final： 指到达终点，多含果断、明确或最后终结的强烈意味。
last： 指一系列事物的最后一个，可表示次序、顺序或时间。
ultimate： 较正式用词，强调已到了极限。
考试真题
- 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月阅读原文
- In-office wellness programs may help reduce stress levels, but they are hardly an ultimate solution to the problem.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- 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 (隐伏的) side.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文
- 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月听力原文
- "An ultimate face recognition algorithm should perform with billions of people in a dataset," the researchers wrote.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- However, the flying car has always remained the ultimate symbol of personal transport freedom.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 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月六级真题（第二套）听力 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年考研翻译原文
- 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年考研阅读原文
- 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年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- our ultimate goal/aim/objective/target
- 我们最终的目的 / 目标
牛津词典
- We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens.
- 无论出什么事情，我们愿承担全部责任。
牛津词典
- The ultimate decision lies with the parents.
- 最后的决定权握在父母手中。
牛津词典
- This race will be the ultimate test of your skill.
- 这次竞赛将是对你的技能的最大考验。
牛津词典
- Silk sheets are the ultimate luxury.
- 丝绸床单乃是极度的奢侈品。
牛津词典
- the ultimate truths of philosophy and science
- 哲学与科学的终极原理
牛津词典
- the ultimate in modern design
- 现代设计的最高代表
牛津词典
- He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome...
- 他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
- 最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs...
- 植物是所有食物的最根本来源。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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场广告宣传活动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the ultimate power of the central government...
- 中央政府的至高权力
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency...
- 当然，拥有最高权力者依然是总统。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.
- 在执行任务的过程中被免职，这对一位船长来说是莫大的耻辱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Treachery was the ultimate sin...
- 背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He is the ultimate English gentleman...
- 他是最最典型的英国绅士。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Caviar and oysters on ice are generally considered the ultimate luxury foods.
- 一般认为，鱼子酱和冰镇牡蛎是顶级美味。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Ballet is the ultimate in human movement...
- 芭蕾舞在人类的动作中可谓优雅至极。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This hotel is the ultimate in luxury...
- 该酒店极尽奢华。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was forced to face the ultimate humiliation the next morning.
- 第二天一早他被迫面对那个莫大的耻辱.
《简明英汉词典》
- This tension makes such unique transcendency the ultimate concern rooted in reality.
- 这种张力使信仰这种独特的超越成为一种人的植根于现实的终极关怀.
《简明英汉词典》
- What was his ultimate goal?
- 他的最终目标是 什么 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent.
- 支持死刑的人显然认为死刑是最具威慑力的刑罚.
《简明英汉词典》
- The sun is the ultimate store of power.
- 太阳是能量之本.
《简明英汉词典》
- A minister has ultimate responsibility for mistakes and dishonesty in a government department.
- 政府部门发生的失误和渎职行为应由部长负基本责任.
《简明英汉词典》