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

This is a composite illustration.
这是拼图。
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 marginal illustration is very interesting.
页边的插图很有趣。
In the illustration above, the application property page is displayed.
在上面的图示中，显示了“应用程序”属性页。
NOTE: This example is for illustration purposes only.
注意：本例仅作演示目的。
Frontispiece: Illustration on the page facing the title page of a book.
卷首插图：和扉页照面的页上插图。
This concept is depicted in the following illustration ( Figure14a).
下面的插图对此概念进行了描述（图14a）。
Keep in mind that we are using the default package and folders in our example for illustration purposes.
请记住出于演示的目的，在我们的示例中，我们使用的是缺省包和文件夹。
This illustration also shows the steps recommended by RUP within the context of Use Case Analysis.
还列出了RUP中用例分析部分推荐使用的一些步骤。
The following illustration shows several polygons.
下面的插图显示了几个多边形。