sign, mark, token, note, symptom mean a discernible indication of what is not itself directly perceptible.
sign applies to any indication to be perceived by the senses or the reason.
encouraging signs for the economy
mark suggests something impressed on or inherently characteristic of a thing often in contrast to general outward appearance.
a mark of a good upbringing
token applies to something that serves as a proof of something intangible.
this gift is a token of our esteem
note suggests a distinguishing mark or characteristic.
a note of irony in her writing
symptom suggests an outward indication of an internal change or condition.
rampant crime is a symptom of that city's decay
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebEven though the foreign security guarantee is in place precisely to preserve national self-determination in Europe, the dependence itself may be construed as a symptom of foreign dominance. William Nattrass, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The transition, for Fogle and for the reader, is from seeing Fogle’s aimlessness as a generic product of adolescent apathy to understanding it as a symptom of a broader social and spiritual deficit. Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022 Klarna caps late fees at 25% of the purchase amount, a far cry from the 400% interest rates payday lenders charge, but Chabrier sees this as a less severe symptom of a larger problem. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 23 June 2022 Another view of gun violence treats the problem as the symptom of a broader cultural issue that cannot be addressed through legislation, as put forward by Lankford, the Republican senator from Oklahoma. Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 May 2022 As a symptom of a possible stroke, it's recommended to seek emergency care if displaying these symptoms. Taylyn Washington-harmon, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2022 The surrealist survival film had already caused a stir for the bankruptcy of the film’s visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues, and this was seen as a symptom of a large problem within the effects industry.cleveland, 26 Mar. 2022 The doctors call that fatigue, which is known as a classic and treacherous symptom of MS. Shannon Rae Green, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022 Almost any heart or lung condition can have shortness of breath as a symptom. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin symptomat-, symptoma, from Greek symptōmat-, symptōma happening, attribute, symptom, from sympiptein to happen, from syn- + piptein to fall — more at feather
(usually symptoms) ADJECTIVE | VERB + SYMPTOM | SYMPTOM + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤characteristic, classic, common, typical典型症狀;常見症狀▸➤clinical臨牀症狀▸➤minor, secondary次要症狀▸➤acute, chronic急性/慢性病徵▸➤intermittent, recurrent間歇性/反複出現的症狀▸➤distressing, negative, serious, severe, unpleasant痛苦/負向/嚴重/重度/不適症狀▸➤mild輕微的症狀▸➤visible, visual可見病徵◇These virus infections display obvious visual symptoms.這些病毒感染表現出明顯的可見病徵。➤physical, physiological身體上的/生理上的病徵◇the physical symptoms that are the result of stress精神壓力造成的身體不適➤withdrawal脫癮症狀▸➤abdominal, respiratory, urinary腹部/呼吸系統/泌尿系統症狀▸➤allergic, allergy, asthma, asthmatic, flu, flu-like, menopausal過敏症狀;哮喘症狀;流感症狀;類流感症狀;更年期症狀▸➤behavioural/behavioral, mental, psychiatric, psychological, psychosomatic行為上的/心智上的/精神上的/心理上的/身心上的症狀▸➤depressive, neurotic, schizophrenic, stress抑鬱症/神經官能症/精神分裂症/應激症症狀VERB + SYMPTOM➤display, exhibit, experience, have, present with (medical醫學) , show, suffer, suffer from顯現症狀;出現症狀;經歷症狀;有症狀;呈現症狀;顯示症狀◇She had all the classic symptoms of the disorder.她有這種病的所有典型症狀。◇The patient was admitted presenting with flu-like symptoms.病人因呈現類流感症狀而被收治。➤describe, report描述/彙報症狀◇Can you describe your symptoms?你能描述一下症狀嗎?➤develop, get顯現/出現症狀◇Not all carriers of the disease develop symptoms.不是所有的染病者都會顯現症狀。➤bring about, bring on, cause, produce引起症狀;導致症狀;產生症狀▸➤aggravate, exacerbate加重/加劇症狀◇Cigarettes can aggravate the symptoms of a cold.吸煙會加重感冒症狀。➤ignore忽略症狀◇He had been ignoring the symptoms for years.多年來他一直忽視了這些病徵。➤detect, diagnose, identify, interpret, recognize檢測出/診斷出/辨認/解釋/識別症狀◇Nurses are taught how to identify and treat the symptoms of poisoning.教導護士如何識別和處理中毒症狀。➤alleviate, control, ease, improve, reduce, relieve, suppress, treat緩和/控制/緩解/改善/減少/減輕/抑制/治療病徵➤be free from沒有症狀SYMPTOM + VERB➤appear, arise, develop, occur症狀顯現/出現/形成/發生▸➤persist, recur症狀持續/復發◇If symptoms persist, consult your doctor.如果症狀未見緩解,請咨詢醫生。➤worsen症狀惡化▸➤improve症狀改善◇If symptoms do not improve after a week, see your doctor.一週後如果症狀不見改善,請就診。➤disappear症狀消失PHRASES➤the onset of symptoms症狀的開始◇40% of patients were treated within three hours of the onset of symptoms.40% 的病人在出現症狀後 3 個小時內就得到了治療。