Pontificate
[ [pɔn'tifikeit] ]
出国 Abroad
vi. 自负地谈论, 执行教皇职务
📝 例句
Politicians like to pontificate the reason about falling standards.
政治家喜欢自大地表示下降标准的原因。
Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
他有没有教训过他人关于当个好公民的责任问题？
The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority
他任职教皇的中心意图就是要恢复教皇权力
People who pontificate are usually unholy bores.
以命令的口气说话的人通常都是邪恶的无赖。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pontificate
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.
pontificate 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.
🗣️ 情景例句
Take things as they come.
车到山前必有路。
You roll my log and I'll roll yours.
互相吹嘘。
All his life he reached out for the truths of spirits and gods.
他的一生都在追求神灵的真谛。