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pontificate

美音:[pɔn´tıfə´keıt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.教皇的职位,主教的地位 vi.装作教皇的说话

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名词:pontification 动词过去式:pontificated 过去分词:pontificated 现在分词:pontificating 第三人称单数:pontificates

pontificate


/pɒn'tɪfɪkət; pɑn`tɪfɪkət/
n office of a pontiff, esp of the Pope; period of this 主教或大祭司的职位或任期; (尤指)教皇的职位或任期.

/-keɪt; -ket/
v [I, Ipr] ~ (about/on sth) (derog 贬) speak as if one were the only person who knew the facts or had the right opinions about sth 武断地或自封为权威地谈论某事物
*He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it. 他坐在那儿发表他对法制的高论, 虽然他对此一窍不通.