dictate
英 [d?k'te?t]
美['d?ktet]
- vt. 命令；口述；使聽寫
- vi. 口述；聽寫
- n. 命令；指示
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?dictates;第三人稱單數(shù):?dictates;過去式:?dictated;過去分詞:?dictated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?dictating;
中文詞源
dictate 口述，命令
來自詞根dict, 說，命令，詞源同dictionary.
英文詞源
- dictate (v.)
- 1590s, "to practice dictation, say aloud for another to write down," from Latin dictatus, past participle of dictare "say often, prescribe," frequentative of dicere "tell, say" (see diction). Sense of "to command" is 1620s. Related: Dictated; dictates; dictating.
- dictate (n.)
- 1590s, from Latin dictatum "something dictated," noun use of neuter past participle of dictare (see dictate (v.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He cannot be allowed to dictate what can and cannot be inspected.
- 什么能檢查，什么不能檢查不能由他說了算。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?
- 一個(gè)國(guó)家有什么權(quán)力強(qiáng)行給另一個(gè)國(guó)家制定環(huán)境標(biāo)準(zhǔn)？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It took him a long time to dictate this letter.
- 口述這封信花了他很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. We're now in a position to dictate our own demands.
- 現(xiàn)在,我們有資格提出我們的要求.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. No one is going to dictate to me where to live!
- 誰(shuí)也不能命令我非住哪兒不可!
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》