ne plus ultra

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 /nā' plŭs ŭl'trə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The highest, ultimate point of achievement which can be reached; perfection.
    — Suppers were the ne plus ultra of human invention; it could go no further, and was obliged to degenerate; dinner is too much matter of business, it is a necessity: now, a necessity is too like a duty ever to be pleasant.
  2. The perfect or most extreme example of its kind; the ultimate.
  3. A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable obstacle or limiting condition. rare

词形变化

ne plus ultras plural nec plus ultra alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Latin nē plūs ultrābor.
English ne plus ultra
Borrowed from Latin nē plūs ultrā.
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