ultimate
adjective OPAL W
/ˈʌltɪmət/
/ˈʌltɪmət/
[only before noun] synonym final最后的;最终的;终极的 - our ultimate goal/aim/objective/target
我们最终的目的/目标 - We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens.
无论出什么事情,我们愿承担全部责任。 - The ultimate decision lies with the parents.
最后的决定权握在父母手中。
- The ultimate fate of the captured troops is unknown.
没有人知道被俘部队的最终命运。 - War is the ultimate failure of public communication.
战争是政府沟通最终失败的结果。
- our ultimate goal/aim/objective/target
极端的;最好(或坏、伟大、重要等)的 - 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。 - Silk sheets are the ultimate luxury.
丝绸床单是顶级奢侈品。 - Nuclear weapons are the ultimate deterrent.
核武器是终极的威慑力量。
- This race will be the ultimate test of your skill.
- from which something originally comes
synonym basic, fundamental根本的;基本的;基础性的 - the ultimate truths of philosophy and science
哲学与科学的终极原理 - We could not trace the ultimate source of the rumours.
我们不可能查出这些谣言的最初源头。
- the ultimate truths of philosophy and science
词源mid 17th cent.: from late Latin ultimatus, past participle of ultimare ‘come to an end’.