illustration

英[ˌɪlə'streɪʃn] 美[ˌɪlə'streɪʃn]
  • n. 说明;插图;图解;例证
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星级词汇:
    n. (名词)
    1. 说明,表明
    2. 实例,例证,例子,例释,示例
    3. 插图,图解 ,图案, 图表,图示,插画
    4. 故事
    5. 写照
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]插图,图表,图案 a picture to go with the words of a book, speaker, etc.
    2. [C]例证,实例 an example
    3. [U]说明,图解,图示 the act of illustrating

英英释义

Noun:
  1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

  2. showing by example

  3. an item of information that is typical of a class or group;

    "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"
    "there is an example on page 10"

  4. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

1. The illustration shows a cluster of five roses coloured apricot orange.
插图上是一簇杏橙色的玫瑰,一共5朵。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Perhaps the accompanying illustration will explain it.
可能所附的图表能对此作出解释。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the art of book illustration
书籍插图的艺术

来自《权威词典》

4. This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.
本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. By way of illustration I'll refer to the behavior of rabbits.
我将举例说明兔子的行为.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He used photographs as illustration for his talk.
      他用照片为他的演讲作图片说明。
    2. The scientist used vivid examples in illustration of his theory.
      科学家以生动的例子说明他的理论。
    3. This is the common case, and requires no illustration.
      这是常见的情况,无需说明。
    4. The text is accompanied by illustration.
      正文附有插图。
    5. Children like books filled with illustrations.
      孩子们喜欢插图丰富的书。
    6. The illustration shows Mr.John as prince in Hamlet.
      这个插图说明约翰先生在《哈姆雷特》一剧中扮演王子这个角色。
    7. Illustration is often more useful than definition for showing what words mean.
      用图解或示例解释词义往往比用定义解释更清楚。
    8. He just cited a farfetched illustration.
      他举的例证有些勉强。
    9. That's a typical illustration of his meanness.
      那是说明他为人卑鄙的典型例子。
    10. These defects can be brought out by the following illustration.
      下面举例说明其不足之处。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The colored illustrations in that book are most attractive.
      那本书里的彩色插图非常吸引人。
    2. Illustration of a difficult idea is often effective in lectures.
      讲课时用图表来说明某个难懂的概念往往是行之有效的。
    3. Illustration by example is better than explanation in words.
      用实例说明比用词语解释清楚。
    4. He used photographs as illustrations for his talk.
      他用照片为他的演讲作图片说明。
drawing,illustration,cartoon,diagram,picture,sketch,painting,portrait
  • 这些名词都表示“画,图”之意。
  • drawing指用线条或色彩绘成的图画。
  • illustration指插入书页之间帮助说明的任何插图或图解。
  • cartoon指幽默或讽刺性漫画。
  • diagram多指科技书籍或文献中具有概括解说作用的图表、图样或略图。
  • picture指广义的“图画”,现多用来指相片、画像。
  • sketch通常只指画出物体主要特征的图画。
  • painting指着色的画。
  • portrait指肖像,只用于指人。
  • 用作名词 (n.)
    by way of illustration
      举例说明 as an example
    用作名词 (n.)
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