| 释义 |
dic·tate /dɪkˈteɪt/ vt. | vi. | n.
I ❶ vt.
1. 口授，口述；使听写
dictate a letter to a secretary 向秘书口授信稿
The teacher dictated a short poem to the class. 教师让班上学生听写一首短诗。
2. 发号施令地规定，专横地强加(规则、条款等)；命令
dictate terms of surrender 强制规定投降条件
Conscience dictates truthfulness. 良心促使人吐真言。
❷ vi.
1. 口授，口述；做听写
He dictated too fast for the secretary to type. 他口授速度太快，以致秘书打字跟不上。
The teacher dictated in English to the class. 教师给班上学生做英语听写。
2. 发号施令，命令；支配
No one shall dictate to me. 任何人都不能对我发号施令。
as circumstances dictate 如环境使然
II /ˈdɪkteɪt/
n.
[dictates] 命令；支配；规定；要求
He seldom yielded to the dictates of the heart. 他难得按心愿办事。
She always obeys the dictates of fashion. 她总是按流行式样更换服饰。
[< L dictāre to say repeatedly, order < dīcere to say] |