symptom
n. 症状, 征候, 征兆 [医] 症状
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教材释义与例句
症状;征兆
释义与例句
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1.
A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
症状
病征
病象
病状
症候
医学The doctor told that his coughing and sneezing was the symptom of standing for too long in the rain.
Swollen breasts, morning sickness, and a missed period are classic symptoms of pregnancy.
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2.
A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.
征兆
比喻Lying, hiding one's true feelings, and having affairs are typical symptoms of a doomed marriage.
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From Ancient Greek σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of συμπίπτω (sumpíptō, “Ι befall”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).
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