harbinger

• n. 先驱；前兆；预告者
• vt. 预告；充做…的前驱

har-,军队，队伍，词源同here,harry,-binger,住宿，庇护所，词源同burg.原义为先头部队，为大部队准备安营扎寨，后引申词义传令官，使者，以及预兆，兆头。

1. an indication of the approach of something or someone

harbinger

harbinger: [12] Originally, a harbinger was simply someone who provided ‘harbour’ – that is, ‘shelter, lodging’. The word began life as a derivative of Old French herberge ‘lodging’, a borrowing from heriberga, the Old Saxon equivalent of Old English herebeorg (whence modern English harbour). English acquired it as herbergere, and the n did not put in an appearance until the 15th century (it was quite a common phenomenon, seen also in messenger and passenger).

As for its meaning, it developed in the 14th century to ‘someone sent on ahead to arrange for lodging for an army, an official royal party, etc’, and from this came the present-day figurative sense ‘forerunner’.
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harbinger (n.)

late 15c., herbengar "one sent ahead to arrange lodgings" (for a monarch, an army, etc.), alteration of Middle English herberger "provider of shelter, innkeeper" (late 12c.), from Old French herbergeor "one who offers lodging, innkeeper," agent noun from herbergier "provide lodging," from herber "lodging, shelter," from Frankish *heriberga "lodging, inn" (cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German heriberga "army shelter"), from Germanic compound *harja-bergaz "shelter, lodgings," which is also the source of harbor (n.). Sense of "forerunner, that which precedes and gives notice of the coming of another" is mid-16c. Intrusive -n- is 15c. (see messenger). As a verb, from 1640s (harbinge "to lodge" is late 15c.).

The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.

11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

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The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.

布谷鸟预告春天的来临.

《简明英汉词典》

It was an ominous harbinger of species.

那是种不祥的预兆.

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The cock is the harbinger of dawn.

雄鸡报晓.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The Paris Commune will be for ever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new society.

巴黎公社将永远作为新社会的光辉先驱受人歌颂.

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Stagflation can be a harbinger of economic depression.

景气不好、通货膨胀可能是经济衰退的预兆.

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The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.

刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦.

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Without that change, the resolution of crisis can only be the harbinger of the next.

不做出这一改变, 这场危机的解决只能预示着下一场危机的到来.

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The crow of the cock is a harbinger of dawn.

鸡啼报晓.

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Exert thy voice, sweet harbinger of spring!

敞开嗓门吧, 春天甜美的使者!

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It'slowly drew nearer, with each day bringing a new harbinger of its coming.

它一天一天地慢慢走近, 每天都带来一些新的气象.

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I am afraid I am not altogether a harbinger of good.

恐怕我还不是个传布佳音的天使.

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He initiated the harbinger of Greek philosophy research from heaven to earth.

他开创了古希腊哲学研究从天上到人间的先河.

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Could Vietnam's difficulties be a harbinger of trouble elsewhere in Asia?

是否越南的困境正预示着亚洲其他地区的麻烦 呢 ?

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The cuckoo is the harbinger of spring.

布谷鸟的歌声预示春天的到来.

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Indeed, international financial market is portraying China's perceived recovery at the harbinger for global recovery.

事实上, 国际金融市场将中国的复苏迹象当成为全球经济复苏的前哨.

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Surely enough , after witnessing this harbinger of doom, I stumbled upon a badly mangled traveler.

在确认见证了这次厄运的预兆之后, 我遇到了一个严重受伤的旅行者.

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GM's demise should not be read as a harbinger of doom for the car industry.

通用的破产并不预示着汽车工业的末日.

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What of China's past could be a harbinger for its future?

中国过去的什么经历能够预示其未来?

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The robin is a harbinger of spring.

知更鸟是春天的报信者.

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You're the harbinger of drool. Mow my lawn without a shirt, Johnny Dirt.

你是让我们兴奋地垂涎三尺的预兆, 在我的草场上不穿衬衫地割草.

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You are a green leaf, a harbinger of spring full of brightness.

你是一片绿叶, 一片报春的绿叶,从你身上可以看到一个锦绣的春天.

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Without that change, the resolution of this crisis can only be the harbinger of the next.

但是如果没有变革, 这次危机只能是下次更大危机前兆.

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The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.

11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

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