女神殿

pontificate

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[n. pon-tif-i-kit, -keyt; v. pon-tif-i-keyt]

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–noun 
1. the office or term of office of a pontiff. (亦作P-) 羅馬教宗

–verb (used without object) 
2. to perform the office or duties of a pontiff. 
3. to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: 

Did he pontificate about [the responsibilities] of a good citizen?  

4. to serve as a bishop, esp. in a Pontifical Mass.  




　in a pompous or dogmatic manner

Thus was born the BlackBook Intern Tumblr, where all our minions are free to praise their (nonpaying) jobs, pontificate on the glories of catching a blurry glimpse of Maggie Gyllenhaal, 

and complain about how they got kicked out of our last party. We'll occasionally publish highlights here, but over there, it's all [un]moderated, unedited intern shenanigans. Go read, follow, and reblog. They ask for so little, really.

minions
–noun 
1. a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
2. a favored or highly regarded person.
3. a minor official.
4. Printing. a 7-point type.
–adjective 
5. dainty; elegant; trim; pretty.

shenanigans 
–noun Informal.
a. mischief; prankishness: [Halloween] shenanigans. 
b. deceit; trickery. 




　
Autumn Tale is not one of Rohmer's series of "moral tales," but it does suggest a few pop-song truisms: 

to wit, 
"to everything there is a season" because "you can't hurry love." 

truism
–noun
a self-evident, obvious truth.

The he-said, she-said shenanigans suggest that high school may be eternal but autumn has its wisdom. In the last scene, the 78-year-old filmmaker brings his favorite conspirator back for a last dance—it's a vintage performance that [invites] applause. 


snug
pert 
perky spry frisky sassy sappy 
caper feisty
frisky impish escapade  
nifty 
nitty-gritty
Tony

ruse (purpose)
wile (disarming) His wiles [charmed] them into [trusting] him.
Sham

allegory (symbolize ideas and abstractions)
fable (animals speak and act like people, never happen; lies)
parable [Jesus] taught in [parables]. (brief story illustrating religious ideas)
myth (origins and gods, imaginative)

gnomic
aphorism (short, wisdom)
adage (old saying accepted as a truth)
apothegm (terse)
maxim (concise statement of a principle, truth or rule of conduct, 座右銘是也)
proverb (folksy, widely accepted)
(old) saw (familiar saying, sometimes distorted)
Innuendo