herald

告げる、予告する

物事を知らせたり、間もなく起こることを示したりする。

やさしい英語で： To announce something or show that it is about to happen.

• The flowers herald spring.
• Trumpets heralded the king's arrival.
• This discovery could herald a new era in medicine.

類義語： announce, signal, foretell

よく使う表現： herald a change, herald a beginning, herald someone's arrival

称賛する、歓迎する

何かを熱心に褒めたり、大きな喜びをもって迎えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To praise or welcome something with great excitement.

• The press heralded the discovery.
• Her first novel was heralded as a masterpiece.
• Fans heralded his return with great excitement.

使い方： herald someone/something as something (Critics heralded her as a major new talent.)

類義語： hail, acclaim, celebrate

反対語： condemn

よく使う表現： herald as something, widely herald, herald a breakthrough

先触れ、前兆

何かが間もなく起こると知らせたり、示したりする人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that announces or shows that something is coming soon.

• The birds were heralds of spring.
• They saw the invention as a herald of change.
• The first warm breeze was a herald of summer.

使い方： a herald of something (The first flowers are a herald of spring.)

類義語： harbinger, forerunner, messenger

よく使う表現： herald of spring, herald of change, herald of something

伝令、布告者

王や女王などに仕え、重要な知らせを人々に告げる使者。

やさしい英語で： A messenger who publicly announces important news, especially for a king or queen.

• The herald brought news from the king.
• A royal herald read the order aloud.
• The heralds rode ahead of the queen.

類義語： messenger, announcer

よく使う表現： royal herald, herald announces something, king's herald