"Uttermost" means the very greatest, the very furthest, the most extreme — the point past which there is no more.

"Uttermost" "uttermost" means the very greatest, the very furthest, the most extreme意思是最大的、最遠的、最極致的 — the point past which there is no more也就是再過去就沒有了的那個點。

It is almost the same word as "utmost," and in real use they mean the same thing: "he tried his uttermost" = "he tried his utmost." There are two ways it works. As an adjective, before a noun: "the uttermost limit," "the uttermost ends of the earth," "a matter of the uttermost importance." As a noun, with "the": "she did her uttermost to help," "we were pushed to the uttermost." Here is the honest part your dictionary may not tell you: almost nobody says this word today.

It is almost the same word as "utmost,"它幾乎跟「utmost」是同一個詞，and in real use they mean the same thing而實際使用時兩者意思一樣："he tried his uttermost" = "he tried his utmost."「he tried his uttermost」等於「he tried his utmost」。There are two ways it works它有兩種用法。As an adjective, before a noun當形容詞用，放在名詞前面："the uttermost limit," "the uttermost ends of the earth," "a matter of the uttermost importance."像「the uttermost limit」、「the uttermost ends of the earth」、「a matter of the uttermost importance」。As a noun, with "the"當名詞用，前面加「the」："she did her uttermost to help," "we were pushed to the uttermost."像「she did her uttermost to help」、「we were pushed to the uttermost」。Here is the honest part your dictionary may not tell you這裡是字典可能不會告訴你的老實話：almost nobody says this word today今天幾乎沒有人會說這個詞。

"Utmost" won. "Uttermost" survives mostly in the Bible, in old poems, in hymns, in law written a hundred years ago, and in people who are reaching for a grand sound — sometimes on purpose, sometimes because they think the longer word must be the stronger one. If a student writes it in an essay, it is not wrong, but it will sound like a costume.

"Utmost" won.「utmost」贏了。"Uttermost" "uttermost" survives mostly in the Bible, in old poems, in hymns, in law written a hundred years ago主要活在聖經、老詩、聖詩、一百年前寫的法律條文裡，and in people who are reaching for a grand sound還有那些想講出宏大語氣的人身上 — sometimes on purpose有時候是故意的，sometimes because they think the longer word must be the stronger one有時候是因為他們以為比較長的字一定比較有力。If a student writes it in an essay如果一個學生在作文裡這樣寫，it is not wrong這不算錯，but it will sound like a costume但聽起來會像穿了一件戲服。

It also carries an old physical meaning of "furthest out" (the -most part is the same -most as in "innermost," "topmost"), which is why "the uttermost parts of the sea" sounds right and "the uttermost parts" of an argument does not. So: know it when you read it; write "utmost" or just "greatest."

It also carries an old physical meaning of "furthest out"它還帶著一個古老的、實體空間上的意思，也就是「最外面」 (the -most part is the same -most as in "innermost," "topmost")（那個-most字尾，跟「innermost」、「topmost」裡的-most是同一個），which is why "the uttermost parts of the sea" sounds right and "the uttermost parts" of an argument does not這就是為什麼「the uttermost parts of the sea」聽起來很順，但拿「the uttermost parts」來講一個論點就不對勁。So: know it when you read it所以：讀到它的時候看得懂就好；write "utmost" or just "greatest."自己要寫的話就寫「utmost」或直接寫「greatest」。