dictation
noun uk/dɪkˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/dɪkˈteɪ.ʃən/
[ U ]口述，口授
the activity of dictating something for someone else to write down
I'll ask my assistant to take dictation (= write down what I say). 我会请我的助手来作口述记录。
[ C ]听写
a test in which a piece of writing is dictated to students learning a foreign language, to test their ability to hear and write the language correctly
Our French dictation lasted half an hour. 法语听写持续了半个小时。