| 单词 | pontificate |
| 释义 | pontificate (once / 8628 pages) vn To pontificate is to talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner. To pontificate properly, you need to be a know-it-all with very strong opinions and the urge to share them. Pontificate comes from the French word pontiff, another word for the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. As a verb (pronounced pon-TIF-i-kate), it meant "to perform the functions of the Pope or other high official in the Church." The noun pontificate (pronounced pon-TIF-i-kit) refers to the government of the Roman Catholic Church. Another word for this is the papacy. WORD FAMILYpontificate: pontificated, pontificates, pontificating+/pontifex: pontifexes, pontificate, pontifices USAGE EXAMPLESHowever the pope doesn’t summon him to a cathedral, but to a battlefield – barking military orders one minute and pontificating on art the next. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) This is not a book to be a stickler about; that would be like pontificating about microbrews instead of just getting drunk. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) The same aloofness marks the rest of Benedict’s account, from his start as a young-turk theologian to the tumultuous years of his pontificate. The New Yorker(Nov 15, 2016) 1v administer a pontifical office Hyper administer, administrate work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of 2v talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner The new professor always pontificates Hyper speak, talk exchange thoughts; talk with 3n the government of the Roman Catholic Church Syn|Hyper papacy authorities, government, regime the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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