[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]口授;口述;听写Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
...taking dictation from the dean of the Faculty...
记录系主任口述的内容
He had had an arm amputated and relied on her to take down his books from dictation.
他的一只胳膊截掉了,只能口授书的内容让她来记录。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]命令;发号施令Dictation is the giving of orders in a forceful and commanding way.
The Europeans, while keen for partnership with the US, would not accept dictation.
欧洲虽然很想与美国建立伙伴关系,但不会接受其对自己发号施令。
Oxford
dic·ta·tion/dɪkˈteɪʃn; NAmEdɪkˈteɪʃn/noun1[uncountable ]the act of speaking or reading so that sb can write down the words 口述2[countable , uncountable ]a test in which students write down what is being read to them, especially in language lessons 听写dictationdictationsdic·ta·tion/dɪkˈteɪʃn; NAmEdɪkˈteɪʃn/
LDC
dictationdic‧ta‧tion /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ noun
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1[uncountable] when you say words for someone to write down: There were no secretaries available to take dictation (=write down what someone is saying).2[countable] a piece of writing that a teacher reads out to test your ability to hear and write the words correctly: I hate doing French dictations.
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