湖边社【每日一词】harbinger - n. 先驱；前兆；预告者 vt. 预告；充做……的前驱
Defintion:
1 of 2 noun
1 a: something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
robins, crocuses, and other harbingers of spring
1 b: one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology : PIONEER
the great legal harbinger of the New Deal revolution —Time
a harbinger of nanotechnology
the harbingers of peace to a hitherto distracted … people —David Livingstone
2 archaic : a person sent ahead to provide lodgings
2 of 2 verb
harbingered; harbingering; harbingers
transitive verb : to give a warning or prediction of : to be a harbinger (see HARBINGER entry 1) of
harbingered the fall of Rome
Synonyms
Noun - angel,foregoer,forerunner,herald,outrider,precursor
Verb - adumbrate,forerun,foreshadow,herald,prefigure
Example Sentences
Noun
her father's successful job interview was seen as a harbinger of better times to come
Verb
the hope that the housing slump does not harbinger a general economic recession
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Jeremy Allen As predicted, the cat was a harbinger of empty Gramercy Park hallways to come.
—The Styles Desk, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
That seems more like a fluke than a harbinger of decline, but rap fans appeared to be rattled by it either way.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023