ultimately

英 [ˈʌltɪmətli]

美 [ˈʌltɪmətli]

adv. 最终; 最后; 终归; 最基本地; 根本上

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2786 / COCA.1774

牛津词典

adv.

最终；最后；终归
in the end; finally
1. Ultimately, you'll have to make the decision yourself.
  最终你还是得自己拿主意。
2. A poor diet will ultimately lead to illness.
  糟糕的饮食终将导致疾病。
最基本地；根本上
at the most basic and important level
1. All life depends ultimately on oxygen.
  一切生命归根到底都要依赖氧气。

ADV 最终；最后；终于
Ultimatelymeans finally, after a long and often complicated series of events.
1. Whatever the scientists ultimately conclude, all of their data will immediately be disputed.
  不管科学家们最后得出什么样的结论，他们的全部数据将会立即引起争议。
2. ...a tough but ultimately worthwhile struggle.
  艰苦卓绝但最终还是值得的一次抗争
ADV 根本上；归根结底
You useultimatelyto indicate that what you are saying is the most important point in a discussion.
1. Ultimately, Bismarck's revisionism scarcely affected or damaged British interests at all.
  从根本上说，俾斯麦的修正主义几乎未对英国的利益造成一丝一毫的影响或损害。

adv

as the end result of a succession or process
1. ultimately he had to give in
2. at long last the winter was over
Synonym:finallyin the endat lastat long last

Dishonesty is ultimately self-defeating.
弄虚作假最终会自食其果。
But, that is how you learn, grow, and ultimately succeed at new endeavors.
但只有这样你才能学习和成长，然后你的新努力会最终成功。
Narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating.
狭隘自私的行为最终会自拆台脚。
Ultimately, it affected her ability to sleep, hit her confidence hard and led to depression.
最终，这影响到了她的睡眠，严重打击了她的自信，致使她患上了抑郁症。
So ultimately I did pick Jack.
所以最终我选了杰克。
What was it ultimately that led you to leave Sarajevo for Zagreb?
最终是什么让你离开萨拉热窝前往萨格勒布的？
It is not your talents or abilities, but your choices that ultimately decide your fate.
你的命运不是由你的天赋或是能力决定的，而是由你的选择决定了你最终的命运。
Hope and humanity and perhaps, ultimately, futility.
希望和仁慈，也许最终还是徒劳。
The buck stops with him. He is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the broadcast.
责任在于他。他是该广播节目各方面的总负责人。
The Vietnam conflict ultimately was lost
越南战争以失败告终。