1. 症状
2. 征兆
3. 征候
4. 表征
5. 象征
6. 征象
7. 表现
8. 表面现象
9. 病症
10. 症结
11. 病状

1. [C] 症状 a change in the condition or appearance of the body that is a sign of disease
2. [C] 征兆 a small change in appearance or behaviour that indicates a larger development or problem

1. (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

2. anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

1.症状
Asymptom of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness.

e.g. One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices.
精神分裂症的最常见的一个症状就是幻听。
e.g. ...patients with flu symptoms...
有流感症状的病人

2.征候;征兆
Asymptom of a bad situation is something that happens which is considered to be a sign of this situation.

e.g. Your problem with keeping boyfriends is just asymptom of a larger problem: making and keeping friends...
你在维系同男友的关系时遭遇的困难暴露了一个更大的问题：如何结交朋友和维持友谊。
e.g. The contradictory statements are symptoms of disarray in the administration.
这些互相矛盾的说法反映了管理的混乱。

1. symptom的解释

1. 病状：气管(Trachea) 很粗,由较硬的软骨环构成支撑(见下图),会收缩吗?多少分量几度的冷水通过食道几秒钟能让气管收缩多少?咳嗽是病状(symptom),不是疾病(disease)

1. The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.
   医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。
2. The symptoms manifested themselves ten days later.
   十天后征兆显露出来了。

• His playing of the fool was a symptom..of pessimism.

  出自：H. Carpenter

• These incidents are symptoms of contemporary..society's deep-seated insecurity.

  出自：Gamut

symptom，indication

这两个名词均含“征兆”之意。

symptom通常指作为医学诊断的病征兆。

indication普通用词，指任何情况或内容的征兆或迹象。