dictation

英 [dɪkˈteɪʃn]

美 [dɪkˈteɪʃn]

n. 口述; 听写

复数：dictations　

BNC.20641 / COCA.21756

牛津词典

noun

口述
the act of speaking or reading so that sb can write down the words
听写
a test in which students write down what is being read to them, especially in language lessons

N-UNCOUNT 口授;口述;听写
Dictationis the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
1. ...taking dictation from the dean of the Faculty...
  记录系主任口述的内容
2. 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。
N-UNCOUNT 命令;发号施令
Dictationis the giving of orders in a forceful and commanding way.
1. 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。

noun

matter that has been dictated and transcribed
1. he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it
speech intended for reproduction in writing
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Synonym:commandbidbidding

I wrote it from his dictation.
这是我按他的口授写的。
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。
When we had a dictation, she made three mistakes.
当我们听写的时候，她犯了三处错误。
But this kind of training method's core is a dictation.
而这种训练方法的核心是听写。
Are you ready for today's dictation?
今天的听写你准备好了吗？
I have never taken any dictation, and that was my mistake.
我从来不听从哪个国家的命令，而他们认为这是我的错误。
Then she had a dictation by herself.
接着，她还自己完成了听写。
When we had a dictation, she wrote them all right.
当我们做听写的时候，她把那些句子都写对了。
This word was incorrectly spelled in the dictation yesterday.
在昨天的听写中这个单词没有拼写对。
Typewriters and computer keyboards will be replaced by microphones and memory chips that can accept dictation.
打字机和计算机的键盘将被可接受口授的话筒及存储器芯片所取代。