preprandial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɹiːˈpɹæn.dɪ.əl/    美 /ˌpɹiˈpɹæn.di.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A predinner drink; an apéritif.
    — They drink, for one thing, sweet ports as preprandials, anathema to most English, who consider them digestifs, or after-dinner company.
形容词 adj.
  1. Occurring before a meal, especially dinner.
    — Whilst meditating on the beauty and design as shown in the ant-eater, whose præprandial movements I was intently watching, a young gentleman (not a naturalist) asked me, sotto voce, "what is that contrivance?" "It is a contrivance," said I, "for catching ants, and that is why he is called the ant-eater," I continued to a young lady, who wanted to know the meaning of his name.

词形变化

praeprandial alternative præprandial alternative pre-prandial alternative preprandials plural praeprandial alternative præprandial alternative pre-prandial alternative

词汇关系

反义词
postprandial

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English prandial
English preprandial
From pre- + prandial.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English prandial
English preprandial
From pre- + prandial.
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