symptom

症状

病気を示すことがある、体や感じ方の変化。

やさしい英語で： A change in your body or feelings that may show you are ill.

• A cough is a common symptom.
• Her symptoms disappeared after a few days.
• What symptoms have you noticed?

使い方： symptom of something (A high temperature can be a symptom of infection.)

類義語： sign

よく使う表現： symptom of something, common symptom, show a symptom, physical symptom

兆候、表れ

別の状態、特に問題があることを示すもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that shows another condition exists, especially a problem.

• The delays are a symptom of poor planning.
• These arguments were symptoms of a deeper problem.
• Is falling demand a symptom of economic decline?

使い方： symptom of something (Empty shops are a symptom of the town’s economic problems.)

類義語： sign, indication

よく使う表現： symptom of something, symptom of decline, symptom of failure