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an illustrator of [book/magazine/other work]
用 of 引出被插图的作品。
She is the illustrator of the children's book.
她是这本儿童书的插画家。
插画家
illustrators — plural of illustrator
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
插画家
illustrator
She is the illustrator of the children's book.
她是这本儿童书的插画家。
插画师,为书籍或杂志绘制插图的人
a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)
The illustrator drew the pictures for the children's book.
这位插画家为这本童书画了插图。
She works as an illustrator for a magazine.
她在一家杂志社做插画师。
The publisher hired several illustrators for the new series.
出版社为这个新系列聘请了几位插画师。
用 of 引出被插图的作品。
She is the illustrator of the children's book.
她是这本儿童书的插画家。
用 for 引出为其工作的出版物或机构。
He is an illustrator for a fashion magazine.
他是一家时尚杂志的插画师。
Not this
He illustrator for a living.
Use this
He illustrates for a living.
illustrator 是名词，不能作谓语；应改用动词 illustrate，主语为第三人称单数，所以用 illustrates。
Not this
She wants to become illustrator.
Use this
She wants to become an illustrator.
illustrator 是可数名词，单数形式需加冠词 an；汉语没有冠词，因此容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
童书插画家
She is a well-known children's book illustrator.
她是一位知名的童书插画家。
时尚插画家
He works as a fashion illustrator for a fashion magazine.
他担任一家时尚杂志的时尚插画家。
自由插画家
She decided to work as a freelance illustrator after graduation.
她毕业后决定做一名自由插画家。
杂志插画家
He is a magazine illustrator who specializes in sports.
他是一位专攻体育题材的杂志插画家。
获奖插画家
The publisher chose an award-winning illustrator for the new edition.
出版社为这个新版本选了一位获奖插画家。
Use illustrators naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 illustrator 拆成 illustrate（说明）+ -or（人）：用图画说明故事的人，就是插画家。
语域：neutral 常见场景：book publishing、magazine editorial、advertising 该词通常指以绘制插画为职业或专业的人，多用于书籍、杂志、广告等出版与设计语境；日常口语中较少出现。
注意：这些词都不与 illustrator 押韵。illustrator 的重音在第一音节（/ˈɪl/）。creator、narrator、spectator 虽以 /eɪtə/ 结尾，但重音落在 /eɪ/ 上；administrator 保留了 -strator 拼写，但重音不同；traitor 发音 /ˈtreɪtə/ 与 -strator 相近，拼写不同；illustrate 是拼写相似词，结尾为 /eɪt/。
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