ul‧ti‧mate 1 W3 AC / ʌltəmət, ʌltɪmət / 形容词 [仅用于名词前]

1 someone’s ultimate aim is their main and most important aim, that they hope to achieve in the future 同义词 final

ultimate goal/aim/objective etc

Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.

Our ultimate objective is to have as many female members of parliament as there are male.

2 the ultimate result of a long process is what happens at the end of it :

The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.

The ultimate fate of the tribe was even sadder.

the ultimate failure of the project

3 if you have ultimate responsibility for something, you are the person who must make the important final decisions about it :

The ultimate responsibility for policy lies with the President.

The ultimate decision rests with the Public Health Service.

4 better, bigger, worse etc than all other things or people of the same kind :

The Rolling Stones are the ultimate rock and roll band.

The female nude is surely the ultimate test of artistic skill.