/pɒnˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
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1
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass（罗马天主教用语）（尤指在主教大礼弥撒上）行使主教职责。
2
- express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic夸夸其谈地表达, 自负地谈论, 教条地说话：
he was pontificating about art and history.
他夸夸其谈地谈论起了艺术和历史。
/pɒnˈtɪfɪkət/
(亦作Pontificate)
1- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the office of pope or bishop（罗马天主教用语）教皇（或主教）职位。
1.1
- the period of such an office教皇（或主教）任期：
Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten-week pontificate.
教皇乔治八世的任期只有十个星期。
词源
late Middle English (as a noun)： from Latin pontificatus, from pontifex （see PONTIFEX）. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.