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pontificate是什么意思

pontificate

英[pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt] 美[pɑnˈtɪfɪkeɪt]

n. 教皇的职位，主教的地位；
vi. 装作教皇的说话；

复数：pontificates;

第三人称单数：pontificates;

过去式：pontificated;

过去分词：pontificated;

现在分词：pontificating;

相关单词 pontificated pontificates

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VERB

自负地谈论；武断地说话

If someone pontificates about something, they state their opinions as if they are the only correct ones and nobody could possibly argue against them.
例句
Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards. 政客喜欢自以为是地谈论准则的废弛。
N-COUNT

教皇任期

The pontificate of a pope is the period of time during which he is pope.
例句
Pope Formosus died after a pontificate of four and a half years. 教皇福尔摩苏斯上任四年半后去世。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
Verb
1. administer a pontifical office
2. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner;
"The new professor always pontificates"

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