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Pontificating

“Pontificating” 常含贬义,指像主教布道般自以为是地大谈道理、发表冗长意见,如 pontificating about politics(对政治高谈阔论)、stop pontificating(别在那儿说教了)。

  1. “He kept pontificating about diet while eating fries.” (他一边吃薯条一边对饮食大道理侃侃而谈。)
  2. “The columnist was accused of pontificating without facts.” (那位专栏作家被指责不看事实就妄下论断。)
  3. “We need solutions, not an hour of pontificating.” (我们需要解决办法,不是听一小时空话。)

来自拉丁语 pontifex(大祭司、主教),pontificare 原指以主教身份发言;pontifex 中 pons(桥)与 facere(做)有关,指在神人之间的“搭桥者”。

词干 “pontific-” 表主教、权威发言;“-ate” 为动词后缀;“-ing” 表示正在武断议论的过程。

媒体评论与辩论中常用 pontificating 批评空谈专家;语气讽刺,暗示说话者居高临下、缺乏倾听。

  • 原形: pontificate
  • 名词: pontification
  • 固定搭配: “pontificating about” (对……高谈阔论), “stop pontificating” (别再说教了)

pontiff(教皇)+ -icating——像教皇布道一样自命不凡地讲话,就是 pontificating。

“Pontificating over coffee, Uncle Ray lectured the table on manners while spilling sugar everywhere.” (雷叔叔端着咖啡对全桌说教礼仪,却把糖洒得到处都是。)