Word · Frequency #4665
dictate
/ˈdikteit/
noun
命令；指示
核心释义
An order or command.
- 1.
命令或指令。
An order or command.
命令或指令。；命令；指挥；指令
用法In use
The company's dictates required all employees to wear uniforms.
用法提示：名词形式，表示强制性规定或命令。
She followed the dictates of her conscience.
用法提示：名词形式，表示内心准则或原则。
The dictator's dictates were met with widespread resistance.
用法提示：名词复数形式，表示权威发布的指令。
dictate sth to sb
用于口述或听写，后跟直接宾语和间接宾语。
He dictated a memo to his assistant.
他向助手口述了一份备忘录。
dictate that + clause
表示命令或规定，从句常用虚拟语气（should或动词原形）。
The contract dictates that payment be made within 30 days.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- follow the dictates
- 遵从命令
- We must follow the dictates of our conscience.我们必须遵从良心的命令。
- moral dictates
- 道德准则
- She always acts according to moral dictates.她总是按照道德准则行事。
- dictates of fashion
- 时尚的要求
- The dictates of fashion change rapidly.时尚的要求变化很快。
- dictates of the market
- 市场规律
- Companies must adapt to the dictates of the market.公司必须适应市场规律。
- dictates of the law
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住“dict”来自“说”，就像老师口述听写，学生必须服从命令。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: formal; contexts: 权威规定, 指导原则; note_zh: 该名词用法通常用于正式场合，表示权威性的规则或指导原则。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with dictate: they share the same final sound /eɪt/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.