ultimately
adverb
uk/ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/us/ˈʌl.tə.mət.li/C1
finally, after aseriesof things havehappened:
最终,最后Everything will ultimatelydependon what is said at themeetingwith thedirectorsnextweek.一切将最终取决于下周开会和董事们商议的结果。
Ultimately, ofcourse, he'd like to have his ownbusinessbut that won't be for sometime.当然,他最终想拥有自己的企业,但那不会很快实现的。
C2
used toemphasizethe mostimportantfactin asituation:
终归,终究Ultimately, he'll have todecide.他终究要作出决定。
- Hisambitionis ultimately torunhis ownbusiness.
- Responsibility for thedisastermust ultimatelyliewith thegovernment.
- Ultimately, if theproductispoor, thebusinesswillfail.
- Ultimately, theydecidedtoclosethe mine.
Final and finally
- antepenultimate
- as a last resortidiom
- at the end of the dayidiom
- back end
- closing
- conclusion
- eventual
- eventually
- final
- finally
- hear/see the last ofsomethingidiom
- last
- last chance saloon
- last-ditch
- lastly
- latest
- next to last
- non-final
- the lastsomeoneheard/saw ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- ultimate
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Grammar
Ultimately
Ultimately is an adverb. We use it to mean ‘finally, after a series of things have happened’:…