Pontificate
01
教皇任期, 罗马天主教会的政府
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
不可数
to pontificate
01
武断地发表意见, 自以为是地说教
to state one's opinion in such a manner that shows one believes to be the only person to fully know it and be unarguably correct
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
pontificate
第三人称单数
pontificates
现在分词
pontificating
一般过去时
pontificated
过去分词
pontificated
例子
The critic had been pontificating about the film's flaws, convinced of his own expertise.
评论家一直在高谈阔论电影的缺陷，深信自己的专业知识。
02
担任教皇职务, 行使教皇职权
administer a pontifical office
