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pontificate

音標[p?n'tifikit] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vi. 自負地談論, 執行教皇職務

詞型變化:

名詞:pontification 動詞過去式:pontificated 過去分詞:pontificated 現在分詞:pontificating 第三人稱單數:pontificates 

英文解釋:

名詞 pontificate:

  1. the government of the Roman Catholic Church
    同義詞:papacy

動詞 pontificate:

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

例句:

  1. He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it.
    他坐在那兒發表他對法制的高論,雖然他對此一竅不通。

詳細解釋:


pon.tif.i.cate

n.(名詞)
The office or term of office of a pontiff.
教皇的職位或任期
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
pon.tif.i.cat.ed,pon.tif.i.cat.ing,pon.tif.i.cates[-k3t.]
To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.
武斷地說話:武斷地表明自己的意見或判斷
To administer the office of a pontiff.
行使教皇職責

來源:
Latin pontific3tus
拉丁語 pontific3tus
from pontifex pontific- [pontifex] * see pontifex
源自 pontifex pontific- [大祭司,教皇] *參見 pontifex
V., from Medieval Latin pontific3re pontific3t- [to act as an ecclesiastic]
動詞,源自 中世紀拉丁語 pontific3re pontific3t- [做傳教士]
from Latin pontifex [pontifex]
源自 拉丁語 pontifex [大祭司,教皇]

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

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