vi.自以为是地议论，目空一切地谈论，自负地议论；像教皇一样主持仪式；庆祝主教弥撒（pontificate的现在分词）
pontiff sulyvahn───苏利瓦教皇
pontifical university───宗座大学
pontiff───n.主教，教皇；罗马教宗
pontifical academy───教皇学院
pontifical villas───教皇别墅
pontifical secret───教皇的秘密
pontifical───n.主教仪典书；主教祭服及徽章；adj.罗马教宗的；主教的
pontifical catholic───天主教教皇
pontific───adj.自以为是的；武断的（等于pontifical）
pontifical catholic university───教皇天主教大学
You have to send in more or you have to leave. It is not appropriate to stand outside pontificating about not taking lightly the responsibility of sending firemen into harm's way.───你要么就多派些消防员，要么就离开那，而站在楼外高谈不会轻易不负责任地将消防员送进危险是不合时宜之举。
Start seriously courting the journalists, tastemakers, and celebrities that are using and/or pontificating about G+.───开始认真对待那些正在使用或是对Google+发表一些言论的记者、潮人和名人们。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
I know because I have spent almost four years pontificating about safety and car accidents.
He sat there pontificating about the legal system although it was clear that he knew very little about it.
What am I doing pontificating about art and history?
In a city that makes its living blaring its opinions, some folk are pontificating to the point of injury.
Politicians are always pontificating about education.
It certainly helped me to endure Hamilton's pontificating.