pontificate
n
office of a pontiff, esp of the Pope; period of this 主教或大祭司的職位或任期; (尤指)教皇的職位或任期.
pontificate v [I, Ipr]
~ (about/on sth) (derog 貶) speak as if one were the only person who knew the facts or had the right opinions about sth 武斷地或自封為權(quán)威地談?wù)撃呈挛?
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(fā)表他對法制的高論, 雖然他對此一竅不通.