介绍： 词根dic, dict = "to say, speak" 说话

1. diction ['dɪkʃ(ə)n]
n. 发音咬字；措辞，词语的选择
Clarity of diction is vital for a public speaker.
发音清晰对演说家至关重要。

2. dictionary ['dɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ]
n. 字典，词典
To check how a word is spelled, look it up in a dictionary.
要确定单词的拼法就查字典。

3. dict...

介绍： 词根dic, dict = "to say, speak" 说话

1. diction ['dɪkʃ(ə)n]
n. 发音咬字；措辞，词语的选择
Clarity of diction is vital for a public speaker.
发音清晰对演说家至关重要。

2. dictionary ['dɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ]
n. 字典，词典
To check how a word is spelled, look it up in a dictionary.
要确定单词的拼法就查字典。

3. dictate [dɪk'teɪt]
v. 让（某人）听写；指示，命令
She’s dictating a letter to her secretary right now.
她现在正在给秘书口授一封信。

4. dictation [dɪk'teɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 口授，听写
I'll ask my assistant to take dictation.
我会请我的助手来作口述记录。

5. dictator [dɪk'teɪtə]
n. 独裁者，独断专行者
Mary's boss is kind of a dictator.
Mary的老板是个有点独断专行的人。

6. predict [prɪ'dɪkt]
v. 预言，预测
Newspapers predicted that Davis would be re-elected.
报纸预测戴维斯将再次当选。
【pre-事先 + dict-说 → “事先说出”】

7. prediction [prɪ'dɪkʃ(ə)n]
n. 预言，预测
He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year.
他不愿对来年作出预言。

8. predictable [prɪ'dɪktəb(ə)l]
adj. 可预见的，可预料的；意料之中的，按老一套办事的
The ending to the film was just so predictable.
这部电影的结局太老套了。

9. verdict ['vɜːdɪkt]
n. （法庭、当权者作出的）裁决
The verdict was ‘not guilty’.
裁决为“无罪”。
【ver-真实 + dict-说 → “说真实话”→ “裁决”】