visual aid

IPA/ˌvɪʒuəl ˈeɪd/
IPA/ˌvɪʒuəl ˈeɪd/

visual aid — 名詞

1. A picture, video, chart, or other physical object that a teacher or presenter sh

1.名詞B1
釋義

視覺輔具

用圖像影片幫助理解的工具

A picture, video, chart, or other physical object that a teacher or presenter shows during a lesson or talk to make the information clearer or easier to remember.

例句

Noor showed a diagram of the human heart as a visual aid in biology class.

Noor 在生物課上展示了一張心臟圖作為視覺輔具。

use [something] as a visual aid + [context]

Anjali used a short video about plastic waste as a visual aid for her talk.

Anjali 使用了關於塑膠廢棄物的短片作為報告的視覺輔具。

use [something] as a visual aid for [topic]

同義詞
  • teaching aid

    broader term that includes non-visual materials such as audio recordings or models

  • illustration

    specifically a picture or drawing, usually in a book or document

  • visual material

    more formal, used in academic or professional writing

文法句型

use [something] as a visual aid

serve as a visual aid

用法筆記

Countable noun, frequently used in the plural (visual aids) to refer to the general practice or a collection of items. Very common in educational and professional presentation settings.

常見錯誤

❌I used a PowerPoint as visual aid.
✅I used a PowerPoint as a visual aid.
💡visual aid is a countable noun and needs an article (a / an / the).
❌Visual helps can make lessons better.
✅Visual aids can make lessons more effective.
💡visual help is not the standard compound noun; use visual aids instead.