illustration

• n. 說明；插圖；例證；圖解

來自illustrate,解釋，闡明。引申詞義實例，插圖等。

illustration (n.)

c. 1400, "a shining;" early 15c., "a manifestation;" mid-15c., "a spiritual illumination," from Old French illustration "apparition, appearance," and directly from Latin illustrationem (nominative illustratio) "vivid representation" (in writing), literally "an enlightening," from past participle stem of illustrare "light up, make light, illuminate;" figuratively "make clear, disclose, explain; adorn, render distinguished," from assimilated form of in- "in" (see in- (2)) + lustrare "make bright, illuminate," related to lucere "shine," lux "light" (see light (n.)). Mental sense of "act of making clear in the mind" is from 1580s. Meaning "an illustrative picture" is from 1816.

1. The illustration shows a cluster of five roses coloured apricot orange.

插圖上是一簇杏橙色的玫瑰，一共5朵。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Perhaps the accompanying illustration will explain it.

可能所附的圖表能對此作出解釋。

來自柯林斯例句

3. the art of book illustration

書籍插圖的藝術

來自《權威詞典》

4. This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.

本圖所示為蝗蟲的縱剖麵.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. By way of illustration I'll refer to the behavior of rabbits.

我將舉例說明兔子的行為.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》