n.[C]

1. （舊時君主的）傳令官
2. 報信者，使者
3. 先驅，預報者[（+of）]
   In England the cuckoo is the herald of Spring.

   在英國杜鵑鳥預示春天的來臨。

vt.

1. 宣布，通報
2. 預示……的來臨
   His rise to power heralded the end of the liberal era.

   他的掌權預示著自由主義時代的結束。

n.

1. an official employed to oversee state ceremonial 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 ranking above a pursuivant.
2. a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen:
   primroses are the herald of spring.
3. a brown moth with dull orange markings. [Scoliopteryx libatrix.]

v.

1. signal the imminence of.
2. acclaim.