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

Ultimately my attitude was: stuff them
我最终的态度是：去他们的。
The exhibition is an enjoyable and, ultimately, life-affirming experience.
这个展览是一次不但令人愉快，而且还鼓舞人心的体验。
Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters.
从政者最终是向选民负责。
Ultimately, we can change the shape of people's lives.
最终，我们可以改变人们的生活状况。
So ultimately I did pick Jack.
所以最终我选了杰克。
This step can ultimately save you valuable time and frustration.
这个步骤最终可以为您节省宝贵的时间，并让您少受挫折。
Narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating.
狭隘自私的行为最终会自拆台脚。
Both sides know they ultimately gain much more from economic interaction than they stand to lose.
双方都清楚，最终从经济交往中获得的要比老死不相往来多得多。
Hope and humanity and perhaps, ultimately, futility.
希望和仁慈，也许最终还是徒劳。
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。