Heraldic describes things that belong to heraldry — the old system of coats of arms. A coat of arms is the painted shield, animals, and colours that a family, a city, or a club uses as its sign.

Heraldic describesHeraldic形容的是 things that belong to heraldry屬於heraldry（紋章學）的東西 — the old system of coats of arms那套關於紋章的古老系統. A coat of arms is紋章是 the painted shield, animals, and colours畫在盾牌上的圖案、動物，和顏色 that a family, a city, or a club uses as its sign一個家族、城市，或社團用來當標誌的東西。

A heraldic lion is a lion drawn in that special shield-painting style; a heraldic design is one made for those rules. The study itself is heraldry, not heraldic. Heraldic is the describing word: heraldic art, heraldic symbols. Dictionaries sometimes gloss it as “the study of coats of arms”, but that phrase names the subject; this word is the adjective for it.

A heraldic lion is一頭heraldic的獅子是 a lion drawn in that special shield-painting style用那種特殊紋章畫法畫出來的獅子; a heraldic design is而heraldic design是 one made for those rules依照那些規則做出來的設計. The study itself is這門學問本身是 heraldryheraldry, not heraldic不是heraldic. Heraldic is而Heraldic是 the describing word形容詞: heraldic art紋章藝術, heraldic symbols紋章符號. Dictionaries sometimes gloss it as字典有時候會把它解釋成 “the study of coats of arms”「紋章的研究」, but that phrase names the subject但那個說法指的是這門學科, this word is the adjective for it而這個字是它的形容詞。

It comes from herald + -ic, probably following French héraldique. A herald was the officer who announced names and kept the rules of those shields.

It comes from它來自 herald + -icherald加上-ic, probably following French héraldique可能是模仿法文héraldique. A herald washerald曾經是 the officer who announced names那個負責宣布名字 and kept the rules of those shields並掌管那些盾牌規則的官員。

Though actually, in ordinary English herald now more often means a messenger or a sign of something coming, so students sometimes guess that heraldic means “announcing”. In careful use, heraldic still points at coats of arms, not at news.

Though actually不過其實, in ordinary English在一般英文裡 herald now more often meansherald現在比較常指 a messenger or a sign of something coming一個信使，或某件事即將發生的徵兆, so students sometimes guess that heraldic means所以學生有時候會猜heraldic的意思是 “announcing”「宣布、宣告」. In careful use在嚴謹的用法裡, heraldic still points atheraldic指的還是 coats of arms紋章, not at news而不是新聞消息。

You will meet it in museums, history class, and descriptions of flags, school badges, and club crests. It is a formal, specialist word.

You will meet it你會在 in museums, history class, and descriptions of flags, school badges, and club crests博物館、歷史課，還有旗幟、校徽、社團徽章的說明裡遇到它. It is它是 a formal, specialist word一個正式、專業的詞。