a drink, usually one containing alcohol, that people sometimes have just before a meal (餐前)开胃酒 Would you like an aperitif? 你想要开胃酒吗? This vermouth is a delicious aperitif. 这种苦艾酒是一种美味的开胃酒。
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French apéritif, from medieval Latin aperitivus, based on Latin aperire ‘to open’.