illustration

詞意辨析：

drawing, illustration, cartoon, diagram, picture, sketch, painting, portrait

這些名詞都表示“畫，圖”之意。
drawing: 指用線條或色彩繪成的圖畫。
illustration: 指插入書頁之間幫助說明的任何插圖或圖解。
cartoon: 指幽默或諷刺性漫畫。
diagram: 多指科技書籍或文獻中具有概括解說作用的圖表、圖樣或略圖。
picture: 指廣義的“圖畫”，現多用來指相片、畫像。
sketch: 通常只指畫出物體主要特徵的圖畫。
painting: 指著色的畫。
portrait: 指肖像，只用於指人。英文字典

詞型變化：

形容詞:illustrational

英文解釋：

名詞 illustration:

1. artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
2. showing by example
   同義詞：exemplification
3. an item of information that is representative of a type
   同義詞：example, instance, representative
4. a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

例句：

1. This illustration shows a section through the timber.
   本圖所示為木材的縱剖面。
2. Find the year of your birth on the illustration.
   在插圖上找一找你出生的年分。
3. The text is accompanied by illustration.
   正文附有插圖。
4. Serving as an illustration; typical.
   典範的作為例證的; 代表性的
5. To give a definition of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its use.
   給一個詞下定義要比舉例說明它的用法困難。
6. Children like books filled with illustrations.
   孩子們喜歡插圖豐富的書。