0 to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct -- 自以为是地发表意见；发表武断的意见
1 the period of office of a pope (= leader of the Roman Catholic Church) -- 教皇任期
The decision was made during the pontificate of Pope John XX. 这个决定是在教皇约翰二十世任期内作出的。
He should look at the problem before pontificating upon it.
Politicians tend to moralise, pontificate, joke and grumble in the knowledge that they have no power to back up their criticisms.
We all have known fellow-trustees who waste valuable time pontificating on subjects that they know little about.
As he implied, it is often the case of the kettle calling the pot black when we pontificate on the issue.
I suspect that we shall have a great many experts pontificating on the subject from both points of view.
He has pontificated since the election.
There is no subject on which posturing and pontificating contribute less than on this subject.
I do not pontificate one way or the other.
