dictation
/dɪkˈteɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the action of saying words aloud to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape口授：
the dictation of letters.
信件的口述。
1.1
- the activity of taking down a passage that is read aloud by a teacher as a test of spelling, writing, or language skills听写：
passages for dictation.
听写的段落。
1.2
- count noun an utterance that is typed, written down, or recorded被记录的（话语）内容：
the person who writes the dictation down is his agent.
作笔录的人是他的代理。
2
- the action of giving orders authoritatively or categorically强令; 专断。
词源
mid 17th cent. (in sense 2)： from late Latin dictatio（n-）， from the verb dictare （see DICTATE）.