pontificate

名词 pontificate:

1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
   同义词：papacy

动词 pontificate:

1. administer a pontifical office
2. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner

1. 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。

pon.tif.i.cate

n.（名词）
The office or term of office of a pontiff.
教皇的职位或任期
v.intr.（不及物动词）
pon.tif.i.cat.ed,pon.tif.i.cat.ing,pon.tif.i.cates[-k3t.]
To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.
武断地说话：武断地表明自己的意见或判断
To administer the office of a pontiff.
行使教皇职责

来源：
Latin pontific3tus
拉丁语 pontific3tus
from pontifex pontific- [pontifex] * see pontifex
源自 pontifex pontific- [大祭司，教皇] *参见 pontifex
V., from Medieval Latin pontific3re pontific3t- [to act as an ecclesiastic]
动词，源自 中世纪拉丁语 pontific3re pontific3t- [做传教士]
from Latin pontifex [pontifex]
源自 拉丁语 pontifex [大祭司，教皇]

【引伸】
pontif.ica.tion
n.（名词）
pontif.ica.tor
n.（名词）