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illustration

UK /ɪˌlʌsˈtreɪʃən/US /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/

词源

源自拉丁语 'illustratio',意为‘照亮’或‘阐明’,后通过法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 指通过图画、照片或图表等形式对文字内容进行解释或装饰,帮助读者更直观地理解信息。

“The book contains beautiful illustrations of plants and animals.”

(这本书里有关于植物和动物的精美插图。)

“She drew an illustration to explain the scientific concept.”

(她画了一幅插图来解释这个科学概念。)

❶ 指用具体例子或情境来说明某个观点或理论,使其更易于理解。

“He gave an illustration of how the new policy would work.”

(他举例说明了新政策将如何运作。)

“The teacher used a real-life illustration to explain the math problem.”

(老师用现实生活中的例子来解释这个数学问题。)

同义词:picture, example, demonstration, depiction, diagram

常见短语

by way of illustration — 用于引入一个例子或情境,以便更清楚地说明某个观点或情况。

“By way of illustration, let me tell you a short story.”

(举例来说,让我给你讲一个小故事。)