Harbinger



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 先驱, 先兆
• ［英］ n. 先驱, 先兆 ( herald)
• ［类］ harbinger : presage / archetype : exemplify ( 先驱可以预言 / 原型可以示范)
• ［例］ Frost is a harbinger of winter.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English herbergere, from Anglo-French, host, from herberge camp, lodgings, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German heriberga
• Date: 14th century
• 1. archaic a person sent ahead to provide lodgings
• 2.
  • a. one that pioneers in or initiates a major change ; precursor
  • b. one that presages or foreshadows what is to come
• Synonyms: see forerunner

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1646
• to be a harbinger of ; presage

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