英汉词典

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

illustration

    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