pontificate
US /pɑːnˈtɪf.ə.keɪt/
UK /pɑːnˈtɪf.ə.keɪt/
동사
1.
교황직을 맡다
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:
예시:
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I think it should be illegal for non-parents to pontificate on/about parenting.
명사
1.
교황직을 맡다
the period of office of a pope (= leader of the Roman Catholic Church):
예시:
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The decision was made during the pontificate of Pope John XX.
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