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.