symptom
英検2級・大学受験症状・兆候、症状・兆候(of〜)
意味
- (病気の)徴候,症状《+of+名》
- (一般)に(…の)徴候,きざし,印《+of+名》
例文
Is this the first time you've had this symptom?
この症状が出たのは初めてですか。
High fever is a prominent symptom of this disease.
高熱がこの病気の顕著な症状だ。
For how long will I continue to have these symptoms?
この症状はいつまで続くのですか。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English sinthoma, from Medieval Latin sinthoma, altered by Late Latin symptoma, 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”). See also syn-, -oma, -ome.