asymptomatic
gb/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/ us/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/
C1
英語
語義
0件の語義
adjective
technical
C1
property
1
having no disease symptoms
If a person is asymptomatic, they have an illness but do not feel or look sick.
用法パターン：
[someone/something] is asymptomatic; asymptomatic [patient/case/infection/condition]
よくある間違い：
Do not use asymptomatic to mean healthy; it means there may be a disease or condition, but there are no symptoms.
類義語
symptom-free (More everyday and less medical; often used when someone has no symptoms.)
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subclinical (More technical; often means not severe enough to produce obvious symptoms.)
対義語
symptomatic (Showing symptoms of a disease or condition.)
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ill (General word for feeling or being sick; less precise medically.)
コロケーション
asymptomatic infection
|asymptomatic patient
|asymptomatic case
|asymptomatic carrier
|asymptomatic disease
|asymptomatic condition
|asymptomatic people
|remain asymptomatic
|be asymptomatic
|largely asymptomatic
テーマ
health
|medicine
|disease
例文
- Many people with the infection are asymptomatic and never realize they have it.
- The patient remained asymptomatic for several years before the condition was discovered during a routine test.
- Asymptomatic cases can make an outbreak harder to control.
学習者向け例文
- She tested positive but was asymptomatic.
- An asymptomatic person may still spread a virus.
文法
辞書形
asymptomatic
IPA
GB/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/
US/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk/
音節・強勢
asymp - to - mat - ic （4音節）
Stress on 4th syllable (ic)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: asymptomatic
- Comparative: asymptomaticer
- Superlative: asymptomaticest
表現
asymptomatic carrier
1/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk kˈɛɹiɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
symptomless person who can spread disease
A person who has a germ but does not feel sick and may spread it to other people.
例文
- Public health officials warned that asymptomatic carriers could spread the virus without knowing it.
- She was an asymptomatic carrier of the bacteria and never developed the illness.
asymptomatic spread
1/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk spɹˈɛd/
fixed phrase
disease spread by symptomless people
The spread of a disease by people who do not feel sick.
例文
- The policy was designed to limit asymptomatic spread in schools.
- Researchers found evidence of asymptomatic spread among household members.
asymptomatic transmission
1/ˌeɪsˌɪmptəmˈætɪk tɹænzmˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
spread without visible symptoms
The passing of a disease from a person who has no symptoms to another person.
例文
- Masks and testing were used to reduce asymptomatic transmission in crowded places.
- Scientists studied whether asymptomatic transmission was driving the early spread of the outbreak.