harbinger

harbinger (hahr-bin-j[schwa]r), n.

1. Hist. In England, a royal officer who went ahead and was responsible for securing lodging for troops or for a traveling royal entourage.

2. A person or thing that predicts what is to come (a harbinger of bad news).

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译者Vicky，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与债权人权利及破产诉讼相关的法律文件。