herald

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɛɹəld/    美 /ˈhɛɹəld/|/ˈheɹəld/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
    — The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
  2. Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”). alt-of,alternative
  3. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
    — Daffodils are heralds of Spring.
  4. An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms
    — Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.
  5. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
  6. A handbill consisting of an advertisement.
    — New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used. Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which last season averaged between 5,000 and 6,000 copies per stand, will be in for one of the greatest boosts this year.
动词 v.
  1. To proclaim or announce an event. figuratively,often,transitive
    — Daffodils herald the Spring.
  2. To greet something with excitement; to hail. passive,transitive,usually
    — The film was heralded by critics.

词形变化

heralds plural heralds present,singular,third-person heralding participle,present heralded participle,past heralded past heralds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
coherald heraldess heraldist herald moth herald patch heraldship heraldy heralder unheralded
相关词
heraldic heraldry

词源

From Latin heraldus, from Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). Doublet of Harold and Harald; compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
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