| 釋義 |
herald /'herald; 'herald/ n 1 (hist) person making public announcements for, and carrying messages from, a ruler. (史)傳令官; 使者。 2 person or thing foretelling the coming of sb or sth: 先最; 預(yù)兆： In England the cuckoo is a ~ of spring. 在英國(guó)杜鶴鳥預(yù)示春天的來(lái)臨。 3 official who keeps records of families that have coats of arms. 司宗譜紋章的官。 H ~ s' College, corporation that records pedigrees and grants coats of arms. 宗譜紋章院。 vt [VP6A] proclaim the approach of. 宣布…之將臨。 herallic /he'raeldik; he'raeldik/ adj of ~s or ~ry. 使者的; 司宗譜紋章之官的; 紋章學(xué)的。 ~ry n [U] science dealing with the coats of arms, descent, and history of old families. 紋章學(xué)。 |