illustrative

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++il·lus·tra·tive /ˈɪləstreɪtɪv, -strət- $ ɪˈlʌstrətɪv/ AWL adjective 1 EXPLAINhelping to explain the meaning of something 起说明作用的illustrative of The case is illustrative of a common pattern. 该事例是对常见模式的说明。 For illustrative purposes, only a simple example is given here. 这里只举个简单的例子来予以说明。2 having pictures, especially to help you understand something 图解的，插图的〔尤为了帮助人理解某事物〕 graphics and other illustrative material 图表和其他图解材料 → illustrate

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illustrative• Fry acknowledges the Brotherhood's opposition to the Royal Academy but finally, with regret, condemns the works as illustrative.• This may take the form of supporting evidence, additional explanation or illustrative details and examples.• illustrative diagrams of home repairs• These are for illustrative purposes only and can not be guaranteed by Midland Life.• Some element of classroom observation and practice is included and is important for illustrative purposes.• Writing of definitions and selection of illustrative quotations by junior staff.• His lectures are full of illustrative stories.• Inpart the sweetness in his illustrative work grows out of his delight in the physical nature of things.• Most of my illustrative work there involved straight forward plant portraiture, in both two and three dimensions.