If something is symptomatic of something else, especially something bad, it is a sign of it.
例句
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。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
征兆的,癥候的;有癥狀的
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?
根據癥狀的
adv.
有癥狀地;有代表性地
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease;
"a diagnostic sign of yellow fever""diagnostic information""a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever""symptomatic of insanity""a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
2. relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms;
"symptomatic relief""symptomatic treatment""a symptomatic classification of diseases"