pontificated
英 [pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪd]
美 [pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪd]
v. 自以为是地谈论; 目空一切地议论
pontificate的过去分词和过去式
柯林斯词典
- VERB 自负地谈论；武断地说话
If someone pontificates about something, they state their opinions as if they are the only correct ones and nobody could possibly argue against them.- Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards.
政客喜欢自以为是地谈论准则的废弛。
- Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards.
- N-COUNT 教皇任期
The pontificate of a pope is the period of time during which he is pope.- Pope Formosus died after a pontificate of four and a half years.
教皇福尔摩苏斯上任四年半后去世。
- Pope Formosus died after a pontificate of four and a half years.
The verb is pronounced /pɒn'tɪfɪkeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /pɒn'tɪfɪkət/. 动词读作 /pɒn'tɪfɪkeɪt/。名词读作 /pɒn'tɪfɪkət/。
双语例句
- A man pontificated that all good ideas are simple.
有一个人武断地发表意见说一切好主意都是简单的。