ultimate
adj. 最後的; 極限的; 首要的; 最大的
n. 終極; 頂點; 基本原理; 基本事實
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...
他說現在還無法預料最終的結局。
The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
最終目的是為了進一步拓展該網路。
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來源。
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於那場廣告宣傳活動。
You use ultimate to describe the most important or powerful thing of a particular kind.
...the ultimate power of the central government...
中央政府的至高權力
Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency...
當然,擁有最高權力者依然是總統。
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.
在執行任務的過程中被免職,這對一位船長來說是莫大的恥辱。
Treachery was the ultimate sin...
背叛是最不可饒恕的罪孽。
You use ultimate to describe the best possible example of a particular thing.
He is the ultimate English gentleman...
他是最最典型的英國紳士。
Caviar and oysters on ice are generally considered the ultimate luxury foods.
一般認為,魚子醬和冰鎮牡蠣是頂級美味。
The ultimate in something is the best or most advanced example of it.
Ballet is the ultimate in human movement...
芭蕾舞在人類的動作中可謂優雅至極。
This hotel is the ultimate in luxury...
該酒店極盡奢華。
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
這些形容詞均有"最終的,最後的"之意。
He was forced to face the ultimate humiliation the next morning.
第二天一早他被迫面對那個莫大的恥辱.
This tension makes such unique transcendency the ultimate concern rooted in reality.
這種張力使信仰這種獨特的超越成為一種人的植根於現實的終極關懷.
What was his ultimate goal?
他的最終目標是 什麼 ?
Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent.
支援死刑的人顯然認為死刑是最具威懾力的刑罰.
The sun is the ultimate store of power.
太陽是能量之本.