Wordiyopontificate
🇬🇧 UK/pɒn'tifikit/🇺🇸 US
GREC1
Definitions
v.
To express opinions in a pompous, dogmatic, or patronizing way; to officiate as a bishop.
自以为是地发表意见，高谈阔论；主持主教职务
n.
The office or term of a pope or pontiff.
教皇职位；教皇任期
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.pontificate about就……高谈阔论
- 2.pontificate on对……发表高见
- 3.[love to pontificate]热衷于说教
- 4.pontificate at length滔滔不绝地说教
Example Sentences
- 1.
He loves to pontificate about politics, even though he rarely reads the news.
- 2.
She grew tired of her professor pontificating about ethics without offering real solutions.
- 3.
Stop pontificating and just listen to what others have to say for once.