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

The verb is pronounced /pɒn'tɪfɪkeɪt/. The noun is pronounced /pɒn'tɪfɪkət/. 动词读作 /pɒn'tɪfɪkeɪt/。名词读作 /pɒn'tɪfɪkət/。

VERB 自负地谈论；武断地说话
If someonepontificates aboutsomething, they state their opinions as if they are the only correct ones and nobody could possibly argue against them.
1. Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards.
  政客喜欢自以为是地谈论准则的废弛。
N-COUNT 教皇任期
Thepontificateof a pope is the period of time during which he is pope.
1. 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。