单词 | symptomatic |
释义 | symptomatic (once / 12481 pages) adj Anything symptomatic relates to the symptoms of a disease. If you're symptomatic, you might be sick. A symptom is a sign of a disease or illness. Symptoms of a cold include a stuffed nose and cough. So if you have a cough, you're symptomatic. Being symptomatic means you're showing symptoms of something. Sometimes you can be symptomatic and not have an illness: the doctor might not be sure why you're having headaches, for example. WORD FAMILYsymptomatic: symptomatically+/symptom: symptomatic, symptomless, symptoms USAGE EXAMPLESPastor Brunson’s treatment is also symptomatic of growing Christian persecution in Turkey. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Their brains became more efficient at coordinating multiple tasks — and the benefit transferred to untrained activities, suggesting that it was symptomatic of general improvement. New York Times(Dec 15, 2012) Demanding the return of national borders, Le Pen said his journey was “symptomatic of the total security disaster represented by the Schengen area”. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms symptomatic relief symptomatic treatment a symptomatic classification of diseases 2adj characteristic or indicative of a disease a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever symptomatic of insanity a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown Syn diagnostic characteristic typical or distinctive |
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