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

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。

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

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

To give a definition of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its use.
给一个词下定义要比举例说明它的用法困难得多。
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。
This one hour of music is my personal illustration of those poetic expressions.
这一个小时的音乐就是我自己对那种诗意表达的描述。
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。
He depicted this scene as an illustration of the basic discipline and social responsibility of the people.
他把这一场面描述为人民的纪律性和社会责任感的写照。
Now we have the background of the illustration.
现在插画的背景已经完成了。
An example is used for illustration and discussion.
本研究最后以一实例加以说明与讨进行讨论。
This is a powerful illustration of how fundamental a phenomenon culture really is.
这是一个强有力的例证，一种现象文化在根本上是怎样的。
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。
The illustration of this pattern is done through the diagrams from which style of WSDL should I use?
浏览WhichstyleofWSDLshouldIuse中的图表来完成此模式的说明。