| 释义 | 
		dik·tat \dikˈtät\ noun (-s) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: German, literally, something dictated, from New Latin dictatum, from Latin, neuter of dictatus, past participle of dictare to dictate — more at dictate  : a harsh decision or settlement unilaterally imposed especially on a defeated or subject people or nation  < the treaty was regarded by the vanquished as a diktat > |