illustrate
翻譯
說明, 闡明, 給...作插圖
例句
He used a chart to illustrate his point.
他用圖表來說明他的觀點。
The artist will illustrate the children's book.
這位藝術家將為這本兒童讀物畫插圖。
文法模式
((sth.)) 說明(某事) The teacher illustrated the concept.
((sth.)) ((with sth.)) 用(某物)說明(某事) She illustrated her talk with slides.
近義詞
同義詞: explain, demonstrate, depict
詞源
源自拉丁語“illustrare”,意為“照亮,闡明”,由“in-”(在...上)和“lustrare”(使明亮)組成。
記憶技巧
把“illustrate”想像成給一個主題打上“光”(拉丁語“lux”),使其清晰明了。