illustration

noun

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

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

e.g. this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
there is an example on page 10

Synonym: exampleinstancerepresentative

3. showing by example

Synonym: exemplification

4. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

1. 例证;实例
An illustration is an example or a story which is used to make a point clear.

e.g. ...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

2. 插图;图案;图表
An illustration in a book is a picture, design, or diagram.

e.g. 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。

3. see also: illustrate