pontiff

英 [ˈpɒntɪf]

美 [ˈpɑːntɪf]

n.  教皇; 宗座

复数：pontiffs　

BNC.41789 / COCA.22621

牛津词典

noun

• 教皇；宗座
  the Pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church)

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 教皇
  The Pontiffis the Pope.
  1. The Pontiff celebrated mass in Mexico City.
     教皇在墨西哥城主持了弥撒。

英英释义

noun

• the head of the Roman Catholic Church
  Synonym:popeCatholic PopeRoman Catholic PopeHoly FatherVicar of ChristBishop of Rome

双语例句

• The pontiff also delivered comments in Spanish, recognizing a growing Catholic population in the United States.
  教皇还用西班牙语进行了评论，对美国天主教徒的人数不断增加表示肯定。
• The 82-year-old pontiff quickly recovered and went on to conduct the mass without assistance, but the incident marred the pontiff's fifth celebration of the event commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.
  被撞倒后，82岁的教皇很快恢复了常态，并一人坚持主持完了当晚的弥撒。但这多少影响了教皇第五次主持纪念耶稣降生的平安夜弥撒。
• At that time, the pontiff, Pope John Paul II may attend the meeting.
  届时教宗若望保禄二世或将参加这次会议。
• Indeed, the new pontiff was known to be sceptical of the value of that inter-religious dialogue dear to the heart of his predecessor.
  事实上，新教皇明确怀疑价值他的前任教皇重视的宗教间的对话政策的价值。
• The Pontiff also urged dialogue and brotherhood between faiths.
  教皇同时希望宗教之间有一个和平对话和兄弟关系。
• The pontiff held prayers and spoke with them Monday at the conclusion of a nine-day visit for World Youth Day, an international Catholic festival.
  为期九天的天主教世界青年节星期一在澳大利亚结束。教皇为受害者祈祷，并和他们对话。
• Pope Francis, the first South American pontiff, has returned to that continent to begin an eight-day visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay.
  首位来自南美洲的罗马天主教宗教宗方济各星期天返回南美洲，对厄瓜多尔、玻利维亚和巴拉圭进行八天访问。
• On his arrival, the pontiff circled the packed stadium in his popemobile.
  教皇在抵达洋基体育场的时候，乘坐教皇专车在挤得密不透风的体育场里绕场一周。
• It will mark his first visit to the US as pontiff.
  这将是他任职教皇以来首次访问美国。
• This is Benedict's first trip to France as pontiff.
  这是本笃十六世第一次以教皇的身份访问法国。