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TOEFL BNC: 3384 COCA: 4475

illustration

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illustration /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ noun
plural illustrations
illustration
/ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
noun
plural illustrations
Learner's definition of ILLUSTRATION
1 
[count] : a picture or drawing in a book, magazine, etc.插图；图表
2 
[count] : an example or story that is used to make something easier to understand（使内容易懂的）例子，事例
3 
[noncount] : the act or process of illustrating something解释；说明: such as
a  : the act or process of producing or providing pictures for a book, magazine, etc.（为书、杂志等）配插图
b  : the act or process of giving examples to make something easier to understand举例说明
TOEFL BNC: 3384 COCA: 4475

illustration

noun

il·​lus·​tra·​tion ˌi-lə-ˈstrā-shən How to pronounce illustration (audio)
 also  i-ˌlə-
1
: something that serves to illustrate: such as
a
: a picture or diagram that helps make something clear or attractive
b
: an example or instance that helps make something clear
2
a
: the action of illustrating : the condition of being illustrated
b
archaic : the action of making illustrious or honored or distinguished
illustrational
ˌi-lə-ˈstrā-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce illustration (audio)
 also  i-ˌlə-
adjective

Synonyms

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instance, case, illustration, example, sample, specimen mean something that exhibits distinguishing characteristics in its category.

instance applies to any individual person, act, or thing that may be offered to illustrate or explain.

an instance of history repeating itself

case is used to direct attention to a real or assumed occurrence or situation that is to be considered, studied, or dealt with.

a case of mistaken identity

illustration applies to an instance offered as a means of clarifying or illuminating a general statement.

a telling illustration of Murphy's Law

example applies to a typical, representative, or illustrative instance or case.

a typical example of bureaucratic waste

sample implies a part or unit taken at random from a larger whole and so presumed to be typical of its qualities.

show us a sample of your work

specimen applies to any example or sample whether representative or merely existent and available.

one of the finest specimens of the jeweler's art

Example Sentences

The illustration on page 30 shows the parts of an engine. a book with many photographs and illustrations The illustrations that he provided in his speech were very effective. They selected photographs to use for the illustration of the book. Illustration is the key to good communication.
Recent Examples on the Web Lo-fi music is often associated with Lofi Girl: the uber-famous YouTube channel that runs a 24/7 stream of lo-fi music set to an illustration of an animated girl wearing a green sweater and large over-ear headphones and calmly writing. Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Field sees this as an opportunity to incorporate Adobe's imaging, photography, illustration, video, 3D, and font technology into Figma, and points out that the deal will see Figma continue to operate autonomously. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 15 Sep. 2022 Child Trends itself provides the most perplexing illustration of the cash-or-bust mentality. Oren Cass, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 That is another neat illustration — a sign of which way the wind has blown. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Sep. 2022 The new exhibition spotlights the diverse work of 24 scholars and designers – including an array of art mediums: fashion design, photography, painting, architecture, and digital illustration. Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 13 Sep. 2022 Another severe patent illustration from 1910 shows a full-torso device strapped onto a woman under her clothes. Katherine Harmon Courage, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022 The book has changed Glaser’s outlook on her illustration work as well as her future prospects in the field. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 The game has a set of 144 tiles, each with one of five illustration categories displayed. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of illustration was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing illustration
TOEFL BNC: 3384 COCA: 4475
illustration

noun¹

 1picture in a book, etc.書中的插圖ADJECTIVE | ILLUSTRATION + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤black-and-white, colour/color, coloured/colored, full-colour/full-color黑白插圖；彩色插圖➤cartoon, photographic, watercolour/watercolor, etc.漫畫、照片、水彩等插圖➤botanical, medical, etc.植物、醫學等圖解➤full-page全頁插圖◇a wonderful book with full-page illustrations一本配有全頁插圖的精彩好書➤beautiful, fine, wonderful美麗的／精美的／奇妙的插圖◇The clear, lively illustrations are in full colour / color.那些清晰、活潑的插圖是全彩色。➤colourful/colorful色彩繽紛的插圖➤detailed詳盡的插圖◇the new Inca map, with a detailed illustration of ancient Machu Picchu附有古城馬丘比丘的詳細示意圖的新版印加地圖➤book, cover書內插圖；封面配圖➤accompanying隨附的插圖ILLUSTRATION + VERB➤depict sth, show sth插圖描繪⋯／表現⋯▸➤accompany sth插圖配合⋯◇the illustrations accompanying the text配合文本的插圖➤appear插圖出現◇His illustrations have appeared in the pages of numerous publications.他的插圖已經出現在許多出版物中。PREPOSITION➤in an/the illustration在插圖中◇The kite is assembled as shown in the illustration.風箏的組裝方法如插圖所示。➤with an/the illustration配有插圖▸➤illustration by由⋯畫插圖◇'The Black Cat' by Alan Ahlberg, with illustrations by Arthur Robins《黑貓》，艾倫・阿爾伯格著，阿瑟・羅賓斯配圖
illustration

noun²

 2example例證ADJECTIVE | VERB + ILLUSTRATION | ILLUSTRATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤excellent, good, perfect極好的例證；好例子；完美的例證▸➤clear, dramatic, graphic, striking, vivid清楚的例子；給人深刻印象的事例；形象的例子；生動的例子◇These events are a graphic illustration of the fact that their promises cannot be trusted.這些事件形象生動地說明一個事實 : 他們的承諾不可信。➤simple簡單的事例◇Let us take a very simple illustration.我們來舉一個非常簡單的例子。➤classic, textbook經典例證；規範的示例◇It was a textbook illustration of the way the UN works.那是一個反映聯合國工作方式的標準示例。VERB + ILLUSTRATION➤serve as作為實例◇Chicago serves as an illustration of the problems faced by such cities.芝加哥就是一個實例，可以反映這類城市所面臨的問題。➤give (sb), offer, present, provide（給某人）舉例說明；提出例證◇We then present an empirical illustration of these points.接下來我們舉一個實證的例子來說明這幾點。◇Explain the policy of détente and provide some illustrations of how it worked in practice.解釋何為緩和政策並舉例說明其實際效用。➤take, use sth as, use sth for舉例；以⋯為例說明◇I will use one recent example as an illustration.我舉一個新近發生的事例來作說明。ILLUSTRATION + NOUN➤purposes (NAmE) (illustrative purposes in BrE) 為了舉例說明◇These figures are for illustration purposes only.這些數字僅用於舉例說明。 (illustrative purposes in BrE) PREPOSITION➤as an illustration作為例子◇As an illustration of this point, I'm going to tell you a true story.為了說明這一點，我給諸位講一個真實的故事。➤by way of illustration作為說明◇He quoted several famous writers by way of illustration.他引用了好幾位著名作家的話來證明。

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