"pontificate on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自以為是地談論
• 以權威口吻評論

Definition

以自以為是的方式談論某事，好像自己總是對的，比別人更重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是個正式且帶有貶義的表達，用於描述他人以自大或權威口吻談論某事，常令人反感。常與政治、科學等話題搭配。不是用於謙虛分享知識的場合。

Examples

He likes to pontificate on history even though he's not an expert.

他喜歡**自以為是地談論**歷史，雖然他不是專家。

Please don't pontificate on things you don't know about.

請不要在你不瞭解的事情上**自以為是地談論**。

She tends to pontificate on health issues at every meeting.

她每次會議都喜歡**以權威口吻評論**健康問題。

I wish he wouldn't pontificate on politics all the time—it's exhausting.

我希望他別總是**自以為是地談論**政治，真的讓人很累。

Some people love to pontificate on topics they barely understand.

有些人喜歡**自以為是地談論**他們幾乎不瞭解的主題。

Rather than pontificate on climate change, maybe just listen for once.

與其**自以為是地談論**氣候變遷，不如這次先聽聽別人怎麼說。