illustrate
翻译
说明, 阐明, 给...作插图
例句
He used a chart to illustrate his point.
他用图表来说明他的观点。
The artist will illustrate the children's book.
这位艺术家将为这本儿童读物画插图。
语法模式
((sth.)) 说明(某事) The teacher illustrated the concept.
((sth.)) ((with sth.)) 用(某物)说明(某事) She illustrated her talk with slides.
近义词
同义词: explain, demonstrate, depict
词源
源自拉丁语“illustrare”,意为“照亮,阐明”,由“in-”(在...上)和“lustrare”(使明亮)组成。
记忆技巧
把“illustrate”想象成给一个主题打上“光”(拉丁语“lux”),使其清晰明了。