“图解”常见的英文表达有 “illustration”、“diagrammatic explanation” 或 “graphic explanation”,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
illustration:最为常用,指用图片、图表等对文字内容进行说明或解释,以增强理解,如“图解说明”(an illustrated explanation) 。例如:The book contains many illustrations to help explain the concepts.(这本书包含许多图解来帮助解释概念。)
diagrammatic explanation / graphic explanation:更强调以图表或图形形式进行的详细解释,侧重于用视觉化的方式来阐述复杂的内容。例如:The teacher gave a diagrammatic explanation of the chemical process.(老师对化学过程进行了图解说明。)