herald

名词 herald:

1. (formal) a person who announces important news
   同义词：trumpeter
2. an indication of the approach of something or someone
   同义词：harbinger, forerunner, precursor

动词 herald:

1. foreshadow or presage
   同义词：announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell
2. praise vociferously
   同义词：acclaim, hail
3. greet enthusiastically or joyfully
   同义词：hail

1. One who announces something, as a herald.
   号兵宣布某事的人，如传令官
2. In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring.
   在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
3. The cuckoo is the herald of the spring.
   杜鹃报春。

her.ald

n.（名词）
A person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger.
使者：传送或宣布重要消息的人；送信者
One that gives a sign or indication of something to come; a harbinger:
预兆：表示或暗示某样东西要来的东西或人；先行：
例句：
The crocus is a herald of spring.
报春花是春天的预兆

An official whose specialty is heraldry.
纹章官：专司宗谱纹章的官员

An official formerly charged with making royal proclamations and bearing messages of state between sovereigns.
传令官：从前负责起草皇家公告并公布君主间的国事通讯的官员
An official who formerly made proclamations and conveyed challenges at a tournament.
传令员：从前在比赛中发布公告并传达挑战的官员
v.tr.（及物动词）
her.ald.ed,her.ald.ing,her.alds
To proclaim; announce:
公布；宣布：
例句：
cheers that heralded the team`s arrival.
宣布小组到来的欢呼声

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法语
[of Germanic origin] * see koro-
[来源于德语] *参见 koro-