听写 — meaning in English

English meaning

• dictate verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
• dictation noun The act of speaking words aloud for someone to write down, or the words produced this way.
• prescribe verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.

Senses

听写 is used for these senses in English:

• dictate To order, command, control.
• dictation (countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.
• prescribe To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

dictate — full definition

1. verb To say words aloud for someone else to write down.
2. verb To give orders or lay down terms with authority, often unfairly.
3. noun An authoritative command or requirement.

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