pontiff: [17] In ancient Rome, members of the highest college of priests were known by the epithet pontifex. This looks as though it should mean ‘bridgemaker’ (as if it were formed from Latin pōns ‘bridge’ – source of English pontoon – with the suffix -fex, from facere ‘make’), but no one has ever been able to make any sense of this, and it is generally assumed that it originated as a loan-word, perhaps from Etruscan, and was subsequently adapted by folk etymology to pontifex.
It was adopted into Christian usage in the sense ‘bishop’. The pope was the ‘sovereign pontifex’, and in due course pontifex came to designate the ‘pope’ himself. The word passed into French as pontife, from which English gets pontiff. => punt
pontiff (n.)
c. 1600, "high priest," from French pontif (early 16c.), from Latin pontifex, title of a Roman high priest (see pontifex). Used for "bishop" in Church Latin, but not recorded in that sense in English until 1670s, specifically "the bishop of Rome," the pope. Pontifical, however, is used with this sense from mid-15c.
pontiff 英文释义
1. the head of the Roman Catholic Church
pontiff 双语例句
1. The Pontiff celebrated mass in Mexico City.
教皇在墨西哥城主持了弥撒。
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2. 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.
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3. The 82 - year - old pontiff made the comments in his weekly appearance in St.
这位82高龄的教皇是在出席每周一次的圣彼得广场见面会时说这番话的.
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4. The Pontiff also urged dialogue and brotherhood between faiths.
他同时呼吁加快不同信仰间的对话和兄弟情谊.
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5. The pontiff's critics grumbled that he had not really apologised.
教皇的批评者们指出,教皇并没有真正道歉.
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pontiff 实用场景例句
The Pontiff celebrated mass in Mexico City.
教皇在墨西哥城主持了弥撒。
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It's thought to be the first time the Pontiff has specifically apologized for the alleged offences.
人们认为这是罗马教皇第一次特别为宣称的指控道歉.
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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.
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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.
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The pontiff also delivered comments in Spanish, recognizing a growing Catholic population in the United States.
罗马教皇也用西班牙语表达, 认识到在美国有正在不断扩大的天主教徒人口.
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But the pontiff says that promise was not fulfilled for all in America.
但是教皇说,并不是所有美国人都实现了自己的愿望.
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The Pontiff also urged dialogue and brotherhood between faiths.
他同时呼吁加快不同信仰间的对话和兄弟情谊.
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Emperor , Caliph , Pontiff , Pope Empire, Caliphate, Pontificate.
皇(教皇 、 哈里发)皇国(教皇国 、 哈里发国)
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The pontiff also made specific mention of conflicts in Sri Lanka and in Sudan's Darfur region.
教宗特别提到斯里兰卡和苏丹达尔富尔地区的冲突.
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On his arrival, the pontiff circled the park packed stadium in his popemobile.
教皇到达后, 乘坐其座驾环绕满是人群的体育场.
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The pontiff was speaking to pilgrims at his summer palace.
教皇正在其夏宫向朝圣者布教.
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On his arrival, the pontiff circled the packed stadium in his popemobile.
