名詞 herald:

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

動詞 herald:

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

1. One who announces something, as a herald.
   號兵宣布某事的人，如傳令官
2. In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring.
   在英國杜鵑鳥是報春的使者。
3. The cuckoo is the herald of the spring.
   杜鵑報春。

her.ald

n.（名詞）
A person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger.
使者：傳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:
預(yù)兆：表示或暗示某樣?xùn)|西要來的東西或人；先行：
例句：
The crocus is a herald of spring.
報春花是春天的預(yù)兆

An official whose specialty is heraldry.
紋章官：專司宗譜紋章的官員

An official formerly charged with making royal proclamations and bearing messages of state between sovereigns.
傳令官：從前負(fù)責(zé)起草皇家公告并公布君主間的國事通訊的官員
An official who formerly made proclamations and conveyed challenges at a tournament.
傳令員：從前在比賽中發(fā)布公告并傳達(dá)挑戰(zhàn)的官員
v.tr.（及物動詞）
her.ald.ed,her.ald.ing,her.alds
To proclaim; announce:
公布；宣布：
例句：
cheers that heralded the team`s arrival.
宣布小組到來的歡呼聲

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語
[of Germanic origin] * see koro-
[來源于德語] *參見 koro-