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The last in a series can be described as the ultimate. A cheeky kid, when asked what she wants to be when she grows up, might say, “I want to be an actress, a singer, and a veterinarian, but my ultimate goal is to be President of the United States.”
A definition for the adjective ultimate is the furthest in space or time or the highest in degree or order. Traveling for business, you are flying first to London, then to Portugal, but your ultimate destination is South Africa. The kids ask you if they can invite friends over to play video games. It's a good idea to reply, “Mom isn't home from work yet and she's ultimate authority on the schedule.”
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常用短语
单词用法
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。
ultimate strength极限强度,强度极限
ultimate bearing capacity极限承载力,极限承载量;轴承极限能力,承载量
ultimate objective最终目标;最极目标
词根词缀
前缀: ultim-
表示”远,极端”
adv.
ultimately 最后, 终于, 根本, 基本上ultimate[adj.最后的, 最终的, 根本的]+ly表副词→adv.最后, 终于, 根本, 基本上
n.
ultimate 最终ultim远,极端+ate表名词→n.最终
ultimatum 最后通谍ultim远,极端+atum→n.最后通谍
同义词辨析
同义词
last / terminal / final / eventual / conclusive
terminal / final / last / conclusive / definitive / objective / eventual
同根词
词根:ultima
adj.ultima最终的;最后的
adv.ultimately最后;根本;基本上
n.ultimatum最后通牒;最后结论;基本原理
ultima尾音节
ultimateness结论;终结;终极