ultimate
adj. 最后的; 极限的; 首要的; 最大的
n. 终极; 顶点; 基本原理; 基本事实
You use ultimate to describe the final result or aim of a long series of events.
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。
The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。
You use ultimate to describe the original source or cause of something.
Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs...
植物是所有食物的最根本来源。
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。
You use ultimate to describe the most important or powerful thing of a particular kind.
...the ultimate power of the central government...
中央政府的至高权力
Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency...
当然,拥有最高权力者依然是总统。
You use ultimate to describe the most extreme and unpleasant example of a particular thing.
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。
Treachery was the ultimate sin...
背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。
You use ultimate to describe the best possible example of a particular thing.
He is the ultimate English gentleman...
他是最最典型的英国绅士。
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。
The ultimate in something is the best or most advanced example of it.
Ballet is the ultimate in human movement...
芭蕾舞在人类的动作中可谓优雅至极。
This hotel is the ultimate in luxury...
该酒店极尽奢华。
1. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme;
2. being the last or concluding element of a series;
3. being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything;
final, last, ultimate
这些形容词均有"最终的,最后的"之意。
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.
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.
What was his ultimate goal?
他的最终目标是 什么 ?
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.
The sun is the ultimate store of power.
太阳是能量之本.