单词 pontificate 释义 pontificate n office of a pontiff, esp of the Pope; period of this 主教或大祭司的职位或任期; (尤指)教皇的职位或任期. pontificate v [I, Ipr] ~ (about/on sth) (derog 贬) speak as if one were the only person who knew the facts or had...
单词 pontificate 释义 ▪ I. pontificate, n.|pntfkt|[ad. L. pontifictus the office or dignity of a pontifex: see -ate1. So F. pontificat (15th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).]The office or dignity of a pontiff; the period during which any person holds this office. a....