His illness started with a slight cough.是什么意思？

His illness started with a slight cough.

他的病是从轻微咳嗽开始的。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

illness

n. 疾病，某种具体疾病，不健康；

例句
Although his mental illness had coincided with his war service it had not been caused by it...
虽然他的精神病刚好在他参战期间发作，但并不是由此引起的。

started

v. 出发，启程( start的过去式和过去分词 )，起动，提出（问题），开办；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

slight

adj. 微小的，细小的，不结实的，无须重视的；n. 轻蔑，忽视，冷落；vt. 轻蔑，忽视，怠慢；

例句
He had developed a slight American accent.
他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。

cough

vt.& vi. 咳嗽，（引擎等）发噗噗声，咳出；n. 咳，咳嗽，咳嗽病，（机关枪等的）连续发射声；

例句
Graham began to cough violently...
格雷厄姆开始剧烈咳嗽。