digestif

/ˌdiːʒeˈstiːf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiːʒeˈstiːf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdē-zhes-ˈtēf/ (ame, mw)

digestif — 名詞

1. a small glass of strong alcohol — often brandy, grappa, or a herbal liqueur — th

1.名詞C2
釋義

餐後酒

餐後幫助消化的烈酒

a small glass of strong alcohol — often brandy, grappa, or a herbal liqueur — that you sip at the end of a meal to help your stomach settle.

例句

After the rich Italian dinner, Anya ordered a small glass of grappa as a digestif.

在豐盛的義式晚餐後，Anya 點了一小杯渣釀白蘭地當餐後酒。

collocation: order a digestif (after a meal)

The waiter at the Paris bistro suggested a herbal digestif to finish the seven-course meal.

巴黎小酒館的服務生推薦一杯草本餐後酒，為這頓七道菜的晚餐畫下句點。

typical context: restaurant offering at end of meal

同義詞
  • after-dinner drink

    plain English equivalent; less formal than 'digestif'

  • nightcap

    broader — any alcoholic drink taken late at night, not necessarily right after a meal

  • pousse-café

    specifically a layered after-dinner cocktail; rarer and more formal

反義詞
  • apéritif

    drink taken BEFORE the meal to stimulate appetite

文法句型

a digestif of [drink type]

order/serve/sip a digestif

用法筆記

Almost always countable and singular — one digestif per person at the end of a meal. Contrasts with 'apéritif', which is taken before the meal to open the appetite.

常見錯誤

❌I had a digestif before dinner.
✅I had an apéritif before dinner.
💡a digestif is taken AFTER the meal; the pre-meal drink is an apéritif.
❌We drank some digestif together.
✅We drank a digestif together.
💡digestif is countable; use 'a/an' with a single serving.