v.口述，口授，使听写，指令，指示，命令，规定n.指示（指理智，变心）

英文释义

v. t. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.

v. t. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops.

v. i. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).

v. i. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.

v. t. A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.

词干

dictate 口述，命令
→ 来自词根dict， 说，命令，词源同dictionary.