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語源

Borrowed from French apéritif. Doublet of aperitive.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/, /əˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/

名詞

apéritif (複数形 apéritifs)

1. An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
       ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage

反意語

• digestif

Further reading

• apéritif on Wikipedia.