v.武斷地或自封為權(quán)威地談論某事物n.(教皇的)職位或任期
用作動詞 (v.) Politicians like to pontificate the reason about falling standards.
政治家喜歡自大地表示下降標準的原因。
He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it.
他坐在那兒發(fā)表他對法制的高論，雖然他對此一竅不通。
用作名詞 (n.) His was the second-longest pontificate.
他任職教宗時間是第二長的。
The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority
他任職教皇的中心意圖就是要恢復教皇權(quán)力
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