illustration

将“illustration”分解为“illu”和“stration”。想象“illu”像月亮发光（“illu”与“light”有相似之处），照亮“stration”的墙壁，就像一幅图画（“stration”与“structure”有关联）。这个图像可以帮助你记住“illustration”的意思是“插图”或“例证”。

illustration 实例，插图

来自illustrate,解释，阐明。引申词义实例，插图等。

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.

插图上是一簇杏橙色的玫瑰，一共5朵。

2. Perhaps the accompanying illustration will explain it.

可能所附的图表能对此作出解释。

3. the art of book illustration

书籍插图的艺术

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

本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面.

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

我将举例说明兔子的行为.

【specimen, illustration, case, example, instance, sample】
这组词都有“例子、事例”的意思，其区别是：
specimen: 可与sample换用，但常指人或物中选出的有代表性部分，或指供科研、化验或检验用的标本。
illustration: 指用来说明、解释某种理论或看法而引用的例证。
case: 多指需要加以认真研究的实例，如病例，案例等。
example: 普通用词，指能代表同类事物性质或一般规律的典型例子。
instance: 多指用于说明、支持或反证一般事实或理论的事例。
sample: 通常指样品。

【picture, sketch, cartoon, illustration, diagram, painting, portrait, drawing】
这组词都有“画，图”的意思，其区别是：
picture: 指广义的“图画”，现多用来指相片、画像。
sketch: 通常指只画出物体主要特征的图画。
cartoon: 指幽默或讽刺性漫画。
illustration: 指插入书页之间帮助说明的任何插图或图解。
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。
painting: 指着色的画。
portrait: 指肖像，只用于指人。
drawing: 指用线条或色彩绘成的图画。