1690s, from French symptomatique or directly from Late Latin symptomaticus, from symptomat-, stem of symptoma (see symptom). General sense of "indicative (of)" is from 1751. Related: Symptomatical (1580s).
雙語例句
1. These disagreements are symptomatic of the tensions within the party.
出現(xiàn)意見分歧表明該黨內(nèi)部的關(guān)系緊張。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Do you think violence is symptomatic of our times?
你認為暴力是我們這個時代的特征 嗎 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
該市的問題是正在全國蔓延的危機的征兆顯現(xiàn)。
來自柯林斯例句
4. It was symptomatic of the prevalent mood of hesitation.