herald

• 名词，指宣告或预示另一事物即将来临的人或事物；也指历史上负责发布王室公告的官方传令官。

A noun referring to a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another, or historically, an official messenger who made royal proclamations.

1. MessengerB2formal

   A person who carries official messages or announces important news.

   传令官

   • The herald announced the arrival of the king.
   • In medieval times, a herald would deliver declarations of war.
   • The herald rode through the town proclaiming the new law.

   同义词announcercouriercrierenvoyforerunnerharbingermessenger

2. Sign or omenB2formal

   A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of something.

   预兆

   • The first robin is a herald of spring.
   • These economic indicators are a herald of recovery.
   • The dark clouds were a herald of the coming storm.

   同义词auguryforerunnerharbingerindicationomenportentprecursorsign

• 动词，表示宣告或预示某事物的到来，常带有庄重或重要的意味；也指作为某事的先兆或信号。

A verb used to indicate the act of announcing or signaling the approach of something, often with great importance or fanfare.

1. Announce or proclaimB2formal

   To announce or signal the approach of something, often with great importance.

   预示

   • The trumpets heralded the arrival of the king.
   • The new policy heralded a change in the company's direction.
   • The discovery of the vaccine heralded a new era in medicine.

   同义词announceaugurbetokenforeshadowforetellportendpresageproclaimsignalusher in

   反义词concealhidesuppress

2. Indicate or foreshadowB2formal

   To be a sign that something is going to happen.

   预示

   • The dark clouds heralded an approaching storm.
   • The first flowers herald the beginning of spring.
   • The economic data heralded a period of growth.

   同义词augurbetokenforebodeforeshadowportendpresagesignal