释义 |
iˈllustratively, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an illustrative manner; by way of, or by means of, illustration; so as to illustrate.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. iv. xii. 214 Delivered Hieroglyphically, metaphorically, illustratively. 1822–56De Quincey Confess. (1862) 204 Treating the question illustratively rather than argumentatively. |