Pontificate
01
教皇任期, 罗马天主教会的政府
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
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
例子
He tends to pontificate about politics as if he knows all the answers.
他倾向于对政治高谈阔论，好像他知道所有的答案。
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
