herald
- IPA[ˈhɛrəld]
英式
- an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments.；(in the UK) an official of the College of Arms or the Lyon Court ranking above a pursuivant.
- be a sign that (something) is about to happen；acclaim
noun: herald, plural noun: heralds
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments. 同義詞
- ▪ (in the UK) an official of the College of Arms or the Lyon Court ranking above a pursuivant.
- 2. a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring 同義詞
- 3. a brown moth with dull orange markings, often hibernating in houses and old buildings.
動詞
- 1. be a sign that (something) is about to happen the speech heralded a change in policy 同義詞
- ▪ acclaim the band have been heralded as the great hope for the nineties
- a name for College of Arms
Oxford Dictionary
- a name for College of Arms
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈherəld]
美式
- an official messenger bringing news.
- be a sign that (something) is about to happen: the speech heralded a change in policy
Oxford American Dictionary
