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词汇 pontificate
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pontificate

verb
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
[intransitive] (disapproving)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they pontificate
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
he / she / it pontificates
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪts/
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪts/
past simple pontificated
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪd/
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪd/
past participle pontificated
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪd/
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪd/
-ing form pontificating
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪŋ/
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkeɪtɪŋ/
  1. pontificate (about/on something) to give your opinions about something in a way that shows that you think you are right自以为是地谈论;目空一切地议论Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin pontificatus, from pontifex, from pons, pont- ‘bridge’ + -fex from facere ‘make’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.

pontificate

noun
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkət/
/pɑːnˈtɪfɪkət/
  1. the official position or period in office of a pope教皇职务(或在任时期)
    词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin pontificatus, from pontifex, from pons, pont- ‘bridge’ + -fex from facere ‘make’. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.
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