喜樂美語
  1. 1rC1/ˈʌltɪmətli/最終 / 到頭來

    In the end, after everything else has happened or been thought about.

    In the end到最後 after everything else has happened or been thought about在其他一切都發生或考慮過之後

    示範例句 · Example

    You can ask friends for advice, but ultimately the choice is yours.

    逐字「你可以問朋友的建議，但最終這個選擇是你的。」

    ultimately 是「經過整個過程之後，最後」。它常放句首當『整句副詞』，用來說出一件事最終的結果或最重要的一點，帶有『繞了一圈，歸根究柢』的味道。比 finally（時間上最後）更強調『說到底、最根本』。

    常見搭配

    • ultimately the decision rests with somebody

      最終決定權在某人

      in the end the choice belongs to someone

      Ultimately, the decision rests with the coach.

    • ultimately successful

      最終成功的

      successful in the end after difficulty

      The plan was difficult but ultimately successful.

    • ultimately depend on

      最終取決於

      to depend on something in the end

      It will ultimately depend on the weather.

    意思相近

    in the endeventuallyfinallyafter all

    意思相反

    initiallyat first

core核心畫面

Picture walking past everything else until you reach the very last point — after all the steps and second thoughts are done, this is where things finally land.

可以想成走過中間所有的曲折，一路走到最後那一點——所有事情都發生過、都想過之後，最後落腳的地方。

From the word’s history

From Latin ultimus 'last, farthest, most distant,' the superlative of ulter 'beyond.' ultimately points to that farthest, final point — what holds true once everything else is done.

來自拉丁文 ultimus（最後的、最遠的），是 ulter（在…之外）的最高級。ultimately 指向最遠、最後的那一點——把中間都走完之後剩下的結論。

etymonline.com/word/ultimate

同家族的字

意思相近

in the endeventuallyfinallyafter all

意思相反

initiallyat first

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

ultimatelyadv/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/

  • 1

    Indicating the last item.

    • Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…
  • 2

    Indicating the most important action.

    • Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.
  • 3

    In the end; finally.

    • That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with the ultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner.
  • 4

    human-scienceslinguisticssciencesUsed to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.

    • Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.
    • Shortened from maxiature, ultimately from Latin maximus ("large").

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