illustrate

• vt.解明する、例示する、説明する。
• vi. 例を挙げる

il-、入る、作る、光沢を放つ、輝かせる。派生語 意味 説明する、説明する。

illustrate

illustrate: [16] Illustrate is closely related etymologically to illuminate. It goes back to Latin illustrāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix in- and lustrāre ‘make bright’, which came from the same base as produced Latin lūmen (source of illuminate) and lūx ‘light’, and indeed English light. Originally it meant literally ‘throw light on’, but this eventually passed via ‘elucidate’ to, in the 17th century, ‘exemplify’ and ‘add pictures to’.

More of the original sense of ‘brightness’ survives, albeit metaphorically, in illustrious [16], which comes from Latin illustris ‘shining, clear’, a back-formation from illustrāre.
=> illuminate, illustrious, light, luminous, lustre

illustrate (v.)

1520s, "light up, shed light on;" 1610s, "educate by means of examples," back-formation from illustration, and in some cases from Latin illustratus, past participle of illustrare (see illustration). Sense of "provide pictures to explain or decorate" is 1630s. Related: Illustrated; illustrating.

1. He quoted some old Chinese sayings to illustrate his points.

彼は彼の論点を説明するためにいくつかの中国語を援用した.

2.I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate .

いくつかのことを挙げて説明することができます。

3.The company 's bank statements illustrate its success.

この会社の銀行レポートはその成功を説明している。

4.This diagram will illustrate what I mean.

このグラフは私の意味を説明します。

5.Here are few examples to illustrate this principle.

この原理を説明するために数例を挙げます。