| 单词 | dictate |
| 释义 | dictate —dictatingly, adv. v. /dik"tayt, dik tayt"/; n. /dik"tayt/, v. , dictated, dictating, n. v.t. 1. to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary. 2. to prescribe or lay down authoritatively or peremptorily; command unconditionally: to dictate peace terms to a conquered enemy. v.i. 3. to say or read aloud something to be written down by a person or recorded by a machine. 4. to give orders. n. 5. an authoritative order or command. 6. a guiding or governing principle, requirement, etc.: to follow the dictates of one's conscience. [1585-95; < L dictatus, ptp. of dictare to say repeatedly, prescribe, order, freq. of dicere to say] Syn. 6. bidding, urging, prompting. |
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