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/ˈʌltɪmətli/
In the end, after everything else has happened or been thought about.
最終 / 到頭來
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.
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
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，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").
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。