Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
例句
...taking dictation from the dean of the Faculty...記錄系主任口述的內容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，只能口授書的內容讓她來記錄。
N-UNCOUNT
命令;發號施令
Dictation is the giving of orders in a forceful and commanding way.
例句
The Europeans, while keen for partnership with the US, would not accept dictation.歐洲雖然很想與美國建立伙伴關系，但不會接受其對自己發號施令。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
口授, 聽寫
The new secretary takes dictation very well.那位新秘書善于記錄口授。
聽寫測驗
We have a dictation every English class.每次上英語課我們都進行聽寫測驗。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
2. speech intended for reproduction in writing
3. matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage;
"he mailed the dictation without bothering to read it"