Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
KieliKäännökset
espanjasegunda intención
hollantiverborgen beweegredenen
japani他意 (tai), 下心 (shitagokoro), 他心 (tashin), 一物 (ichimotsu)
norjabaktanke
portugalisegunda intenção
ranskaarrière-pensée, motif secret
ruotsibaktanke
saksaHintergedanke
suomitaka-ajatus
tanskabagtanke
venäjäзадняя мысль (zadnjaja mysl), скрытый мотив (skrytyi motiv)

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. An alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or when differing from the stated or apparent reason.

Esimerkit

  • There lurks no bribe in the smell and beauty of the flower. Its charm has no ulterior motive.
  • The poet is a man without a profit or any other kind of ulterior motive.
  • I have an ulterior motive, of course. I want a progress report on the catalog. You've been so mysterious about the whole thing, people are starting to talk.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkoulterior motives

Luokat