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語源

Borrowed from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from illūstrō (“to illustrate”). By surface analysis, illustrate +‎ -ion.

発音

• IPA: /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/, [ˌɪləsˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɪls̩ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ʃn̩]; [ˌɪləsˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɪls̩ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ʃn̩]
• 韻: -eɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: il‧lus‧tra‧tion

名詞

illustration (countable and uncountable, plural illustrations)

1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
2. The state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
3. Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
   • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport‎, archived from the original on 20 August 2020:

     England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.

4. A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.

   The illustration showing the water cycle made it much easier to understand for the children.

   The sleeve of the band's new CD includes illustrations from deceased former members.

   • 2024 March 23, Mindy Weisberger, “Why don’t humans have tails? Scientists find answers in an unlikely place”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 27 March 2024:

     Fossils show that the ancient primate Proconsul africanus, shown in the illustration above, was a tailless tree-dweller.

5. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance)

派生語

派生した語

• Japanese: イラスト

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