illustration

英 [ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn]

n.  (书、杂志等中的)图表，插图; 图解; 图示; 例释; (说明事实的)故事，实例，示例

复数：illustrations　

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BNC.3384 / COCA.4475

牛津词典

noun

• （书、杂志等中的）图表，插图
  a drawing or picture in a book, magazine, etc. especially one that explains sth
  1. 50 full-colour illustrations
     50张全彩色插图
• 图解；图示；例释
  the process of illustrating sth
  1. the art of book illustration
     书籍插图的艺术
• （说明事实的）故事，实例，示例
  a story, an event or an example that clearly shows the truth about sth
  1. The statistics are a clear illustration of the point I am trying to make.
     这些统计数字清楚地阐明了我要陈述的要点。
  2. Let me, by way of illustration , quote from one of her poems.
     作为说明，让我援引她的一首诗。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 例证;实例
  Anillustrationis an example or a story which is used to make a point clear.
  1. ...a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences.
     英国吸收借鉴外来影响的绝好例证
• N-COUNT 插图;图案;图表
  Anillustrationin a book is a picture, design, or diagram.
  1. She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration.
     她看起来像19世纪插图读物中的公主。
• See also:illustrate

英英释义

noun

• a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
• an item of information that is typical of a class or group
  1. this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
  2. there is an example on page 10
  Synonym:exampleinstancerepresentative
• showing by example
  Synonym:exemplification
• artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

双语例句

• One recent project provides the perfect illustration of the coexistence of XML and other files.
  最近的一个项目完美地说明了XML是如何与其它文件共存的。
• The illustration above shows us the internal GUIDs of the Lists.
  上面的插图给我们展现了，列表的内部GUID。
• The delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new computer system.
  这次延误是个很好的例证，说明了为什么我们需要新的计算机系统。
• This is a design illustration. The actual doll may differ from this illustration.
  这是设计说明图，实际的娃娃或许与图片不同。
• The following illustration shows three pages from an electronics catalog.
  下面的插图显示了电子产品目录中的三页。
• She is, in fact, a perfect illustration of the French idiom 'to be comfortable in one's own skin.'
  实际上，她很好地诠释了“欣然接纳自我”这一法语习语的意思。
• This is an illustration representation of a "grid" of energy.
  这是一幅表现一个网格能量的插图。
• This is a beautiful illustration of the efficacy of good actions in bringing the mercy of Allah.
  这是一个很好的例子，说明了了善事的功效，为我们传达了安拉的仁慈。
• She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration.
  她看起来像19世纪插图读物中的公主。
• This diagram is a good illustration of polymorphism.
  该图是多态性的一个好例子。