pontificate meaning in English
n.
教皇[主教、高僧]的职位[任期]。
vi.
1.以主教身份执行(仪式)。
2.装作绝对正确的样子;发表武断的意见。
Examples
- People who pontificate are usually unholy bores .
以命令的口气说话的人通常都是邪恶的无赖。 - The singer pontificated some new poems at the concert
在音乐会上,歌唱家朗诵了一些新诗。 - He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it
他坐在那儿发表他对法制的高论,虽然他对此一窍不通