illustrate

/ˈɪləstreɪt/VCE📚 2368 69 3四级六级考研托福雅思
If you say that something illustrates a situation that you are drawing attention to, you mean that it shows that the situation exists. 表明; 显示

verb [vt. 及物动词]加插图于;说明,阐明;证明,证实

Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story.
让我用一个老故事来说明我指的是什么吧。

il- 放在同辅音词根前表示“不,无”或者表示“使….成为,进入”illustrate 说明,阐明(il+lustr 光+ate→进入光明→说明)
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