释义 |
pontify, v.|ˈpɒntɪfaɪ| [ad. F. pontifier, ad. med.L. pontificāre: see pontificate v.] intr. To play the pontiff; to speak or behave ‘pontifically’, or with assumption of authority or infallibility.
1883Times 19 Feb. 8 Wagner always seemed to pontify when he talked. 1892Sat. Rev. 28 May 635/2 He is one of the few scientific men who do not ‘pontify’. 1900Macm. Mag. Jan. 185 Stevenson was always inclined to preach, to pontify, to be didactic. |