preprandial

a. 餐前的

发音

UK /pɹiːˈpɹæn.dɪ.əl/
其它
US /ˌpɹiˈpɹæn.di.əl/

词形变化

preprandials 复数 preprandials

别名

praeprandial præprandial pre-prandial

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A predinner drink; an apéritif.

    'How's Allison?' I asked over preprandials. He smiled as I ordered Southern Comfort – no ice, no soda; he liked the idea that some things don't change.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Occurring before a meal, especially dinner.

    Gauss laid aside his pipe, pulled his velvet cap over the back of his head, returned the Russian dictionary and the little volume of Pushkin to the shelf, and prepared to go for his preprandial walk.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

postprandial

词源

From pre- + prandial.

来源：wiktionary