1.教皇[主教,高僧]的职位[任期]
1.以主教身份执行(仪式)
2.装作绝对正确的样子;发表武断的意见
1.the position of being the Pope
1.to give your opinions in a way that shows you think you are definitely right, especially when this annoys other people
1.I have to go, my Valentine is about to knock me off my feet by pontificating out a song.
我得走了。我的情人要给我写一首歌儿，准备让我大吃一惊。
2.He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little.
他坐在那儿发表他对法制的高论，虽然他对此一窍不通。
3.Even the pontificating of Republican non-Romney of the Month, Newt Gingrich is irrelevant.
甚至连非罗姆尼共和党总统竞选人纽特·金里奇于本月发布的武断言辞也无关紧要。
4.Yes, it's about authority, but not about being a pontificating guru who can never admit any weakness.
是的，这是有关权力，但不能成为一个自命不凡大师谁不能承认任何弱点。
5.When investment bankers start pontificating on Hong Kong's housing and income inequality problems, you know it's a serious problem.
当投资银行家都开始以权威身份谈论香港的住房和收入不平等问题时，你就知道问题有多严重了。