herald
/ ˈherəld / noun
1 (formerly)
person who made important announcements and carried messages from a ruler
（旧时）传令官, 使者, 信使.
2 person or thing that announces or shows that sb/sth is coming
报信者; 先兆
: In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring.
在英国, 杜鹃鸟预告春天的来临.
3 (Brit) official who keeps records of families that have coats of arms (coat)
司宗谱纹章的官员.
> herald v [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (in) announce the approach of sb/sth
宣布某人[某事物]即将来临:
This invention heralded (in) the age of the computer.
这项发明宣告了计算机时代的到来.
heraldic / heˈrældɪk/ adj of heralds or heraldry
司宗谱纹章官员的; 纹章（学）的:
heraldic arms, devices, etc 盾
徽、 纹章图案等.
heraldry n [U] /ˈherəldri /
study of the coats of arms and the history of old families
纹章学.
