A method for transmitting a sounding reference symbol (SRS) by a terminal in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, SRS configuration information including information indicating an SRS sequence type for generation of an SRS sequence of the terminal; generating the SRS sequence on the basis of the indicated SRS sequence generating type; and transmitting an SRS, to which the generated SRS sequence has been applied, from a corresponding resource to the base station.