dictation

dic·ta·tion

D0208300 (dĭk-tā′shən)n.1. a. The act or process of dictating material to another for transcription.b. The material so dictated.2. An authoritative command or order.

dictation

(dɪkˈteɪʃən) n1. the act of dictating material to be recorded or taken down in writing2. the material dictated3. authoritative commands or the act of giving them dicˈtational adj

dic•ta•tion

(dɪkˈteɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing. 2. the act or manner of transcribing words uttered by another. 3. words that are dictated or that are reproduced from dictation. 4. the playing or singing of music to be notated by a listener, esp. as a technique of training the ear. 5. music notated from dictation. 6. the act of commanding arbitrarily. 7. something commanded. [1650–60; < Late Latin] dic•ta′tion•al, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do somethingbid, bidding, commandspeech act - the use of language to perform some actcountermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous commandorder - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"commission, direction, charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"commandment - something that is commandedinjunction - a formal command or admonitionbehest - an authoritative command or requestopen sesame - a magical command; used by Ali Baba
	2.	dictation - speech intended for reproduction in writingspeech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
	3.	dictation - matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it"matter - written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"

Translations

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dictate

(dikˈteit) , ((American) ˈdikteit) verb1. to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down. He always dictates his letters (to his secretary). 聽寫，口述 听写，口述 2. to state officially or with authority. He dictated the terms of our offer. 正式陳述 正式陈述3. to give orders to; to command. I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say). 命令 命令dicˈtation noun something read for another to write down. The secretary is taking dictation. 聽寫 听写dicˈtator noun an all-powerful ruler. As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked. 獨裁者 独裁者dicˈtatorship noun1. the authority of a dictator. His dictatorship is threatened by the terrorists. 獨裁 独裁2. a state ruled by a dictator. That country is a dictatorship now. 專政 专政

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