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be illustrative of sth
of 后接被说明的对象；翻译时常用“说明”“体现”而非“例证的”。
These figures are illustrative of the country's economic growth.
这些数字说明了该国的经济增长。
说明性的；解释性的；例证的
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说明性的；解释性的；例证的
illustrative
These figures are illustrative of the country's economic growth.
这些数字说明了该国的经济增长。
说明性的,示例的,展示例子或演示的
Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.
The teacher used an illustrative diagram to explain the water cycle.
老师用一张说明性的图表来解释水循环。
These case studies are illustrative of common problems in urban planning.
这些案例研究说明了城市规划中的常见问题。
To make the lecture clearer, she added several illustrative examples.
为了让讲座更清楚，她补充了几个说明性的例子。
of 后接被说明的对象；翻译时常用“说明”“体现”而非“例证的”。
These figures are illustrative of the country's economic growth.
这些数字说明了该国的经济增长。
作定语修饰名词，表示“用于说明或解释的”。
The teacher used an illustrative diagram to explain the process.
老师用一幅说明性图表解释了这个过程。
Not this
The diagram is an illustrate example of globalization.
Use this
The diagram is an illustrative example of globalization.
illustrate 是动词，不能放在名词前作定语；这里需要形容词 illustrative 来修饰 example。
Not this
His actions are illustrative about his honesty.
Use this
His actions are illustrative of his honesty.
形容词 illustrative 后须接介词 of，表示“作为……的例证”，不接 about。
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说明性例子；例证
The teacher gave an illustrative example to clarify the rule.
老师举了一个说明性的例子来阐明这条规则。
说明；表明；作为……的例证
These statistics are illustrative of the current trend.
这些统计数字说明了当前的趋势。
为了说明；作为示例
The figures are for illustrative purposes only.
这些数字仅供参考说明。
说明性图表；示例图表
The report includes an illustrative chart of the sales figures.
报告附有一张销售数据的说明性图表。
典型病例；例证性案例
The doctor presented an illustrative case of the disease.
医生展示了一个该疾病的典型病例。
说明性例子；例证
The teacher gave an illustrative example to clarify the concept.
老师举了一个说明性的例子来阐明这个概念。
说明；表明
These statistics are illustrative of the current economic trend.
这些统计数据说明了当前的经济趋势。
为了说明起见；作为示例
The figures are shown for illustrative purposes only.
这些数字仅用于说明。
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联想 illustrate（图解说明）：插图让抽象概念变得清楚，-tive 表示“有…性质的”，所以 illustrative 是“说明性的、作例证的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal explanations、teaching materials 该词较正式，通常多用于学术写作、书面说明或正式讲解中，日常口语中较少使用。
与 illustrative /ˈɪləstrətɪv/ 相比，这些词都不押韵；但它们都含有相同的拼写结尾 -ative。narrative、relative、talkative、demonstrative、administrative 中 -ative 读作 /ətɪv/，与 illustrative 的末尾相同；但重音所在音节不同，所以不押韵。注意 creative 读 /kriˈeɪtɪv/，a 发 /eɪ/，不要受 -ative 拼写误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.