pontificates
英 [pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪts]
美 [pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪts]
v. 自以为是地谈论; 目空一切地议论
n. 教皇职务(或在任时期)
pontificate的第三人称单数和复数
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
- The new professor always pontificates.
新来的教授老是教条式谈论。