柯林斯詞典illustration /??l??stre???n/ (illustrations) 1. N-COUNT An illustration is an example or a story that is used to make a point clear. 實例 An illustration of China's dynamism is that a new company is formed in Shanghai every 11 seconds. 說明中國活力的一個實例便是在上海每11秒鐘就有一家新公司成立。2. N-COUNT An illustration in a book is a picture, design, or diagram. (書中的) 插圖 She looked like a princess in a nineteenth-century illustration. 她看上去像19世紀(jì)插圖里的公主。3. →see also illustrate 返回 illustration劍橋詞典 illustration noun [C or U] (PICTURE) a picture in a book , magazine , etc. or the process of illustrating something 插圖；圖解，圖示 a full-page illustration 一幅整頁的插圖 colour /black and white illustrations 彩色／黑白插圖 例句 The illustrations show monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers .You will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illustrations for the book .Encyclopedias on CD-ROM include sound , illustrations and simple animations .The book contains 25 colour illustrations.The description was accompanied by a wonderful illustration. illustration noun [C or U] (EXAMPLE) an example that explains or proves something 例證，實例 This delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new computer system . 這次延誤再好不過地說明了我們?yōu)槭裁葱枰碌碾娔X系統(tǒng)。 A couple of examples are included , by way of illustration (= to show the meaning more clearly ). 聊舉幾例，以茲說明。 例句 The president's budget is a vivid illustration of how much the political landscape has changed over the past two years .One illustration of how severe the problem is, in this clinic an estimated two out of every five pregnant women are HIV positive . 返回 illustration