an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry ceremonial messages, and oversee tournaments
掌礼官；（古）传令官，（负责比武大会的）纹章官。
(in the UK)an official of the College of Arms or the Lyon Court ranking below a pursuivant
（英国）宗谱纹章院或苏格兰纹章院官员（位低于纹章官助理）
a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen
先驱者，前奏
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they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring. 他们把第一批樱草花视为春天的预兆。
a brown moth with dull orange markings, often hibernating in houses and old buildings
棘翅夜蛾。
be a sign that (something) is about to happen
预示
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the speech heralded a change in policy. 这个演讲预示着政策的变化。
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称赞
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the band have been heralded as the great hope for the nineties. 这乐队被誉为９０年代的大希望。
"Middle English： from Old French
