Word · Frequency #20456
harbinger
预兆；前兆
A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
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A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
预示或预告某人或某事物到来的人或事物。
预示或预告某人或某事物到来的人或事物。；通告者；预告者；先驱；预兆
In use
The dark clouds were a harbinger of the coming storm.
The first robin is often seen as a harbinger of spring.
The economic downturn was a harbinger of major changes in the industry.
harbinger of [something]
常用结构，表示某事物是另一事物的前兆。
The crocus is a harbinger of spring.
番红花是春天的预兆。
be a harbinger of [something]
系动词加名词短语，强调作为前兆的存在。
These early signs could be a harbinger of disaster.
这些早期迹象可能是灾难的预兆。
serve as a harbinger of [something]
动词短语，表示充当或起到前兆作用。
The event served as a harbinger of political change.
该事件是政治变革的先兆。
Common mistakes
Dark clouds are harbinger of rain.Dark clouds are a harbinger of rain.
harbinger 是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词 a 或定冠词 the，不能省略。
The dark clouds are a harbinger for rain.The dark clouds are a harbinger of rain.
harbinger 后通常接介词 of 表示 '...的先兆'，而不是 for。
Connections
Collocations
- harbinger of doom
- 厄运的预兆
- The dark clouds were a harbinger of doom for the picnic.乌云密布是野餐厄运的预兆。
- harbinger of spring
- 春天的前兆
- The first robin is often called a harbinger of spring.第一只知更鸟常被称为春天的前兆。
- harbinger of change
- 变革的先兆
- The new technology proved to be a harbinger of change in the industry.这项新技术被证明是行业变革的先兆。
- early harbinger
- 早期预兆
- The frost was an early harbinger of winter.霜冻是冬天来临的早期预兆。
- harbinger of things to come
- 未来事物的预兆
- The victory was a harbinger of things to come for the team.这场胜利是球队未来前景的预兆。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 harbinger 的近音“哈宾杰”：哈宾杰总是抢先来报信，他就是大事来临的预兆。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式写作、新闻报道 harbinger 通常用于书面或正式语境，多指某种迹象或事物预示未来事件，日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
常用作单数，后接of引导的短语
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都与 harbinger 有相似的拼写或部分读音，但都不与其构成严格押韵（因重读元音不同）。拼写以 -inger 结尾时读音不同：ginger 的 -ng- 读 /ndʒ/，linger 和 finger 读 /ŋɡ/，singer 读 /ŋ/，ranger 的 -nge- 读 /ndʒ/。binger 与 harbinger 的后半部分读音相同，均为 /bɪndʒə/，但 harbinger 的重音在 har-，而 binger 在 bin-。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.