| 释义 |
‖ papabile, a.|paˈpabile|
[It.; cf. papable a.]
Of a prelate: worthy of becoming Pope; having good prospects of being elected Pope. Also in pl. form papabili and in L. form papabilis. Also as n., a prelate regarded as a possible Pope (during a conclave).
1934G. Seldes Vatican v. 94 Certain cardinals always are papabili, or in line for the papacy. 1935V. Pirie Triple Crown 9 Not too many virtues were necessary for a candidate to be considered ‘papabile’, that is, acceptable to a reasonable amount of voters. 1938Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Jan. 6/2 At the next Conclave he was papabilis. 1939Daily Tel. 11 Feb. 12 Cardinal Hlond..and Cardinal Copello.. are both considered papabile. 1958Times 29 Oct. 11/3 A number of the younger Cardinals..will still be papabili at the next election. 1958New Statesman 1 Nov. 583/3 This week, there were scarcely half-a-dozen papabili and the only suitable ‘neutral’, Roncalli, was 76. 1963Times 4 June 10/1 Cardinals Montini of Milan, Lecaro of Bologna, and Siri of Genoa remain, however, among the papabile. 1963Economist 29 June 1342/1 He, alone among the papabile cardinals, made a point of nailing his..colours to the mast. 1973A. Mann Tiara viii. 71 His own integrity, combined with his consummate administrative ability, led many observers to consider him the most papabile of the European Cardinals. 1976Church Times 9 July 14/3 The other Italian ‘papabile’ figures are numerous. 1978Guardian Weekly 10 Sept. 11/1 The cardinals, who had a wide range of ten papabili to choose from. |