preprandial
/priːˈprændɪəl/adjective
1- formal or humorous done or taken before dinner〈正式或幽默〉餐前的, 宴前的:
a preprandial glass of sherry.
一杯餐前雪利酒。
1.1
- Medicine before a main meal【医】饭前的:
urine testing results in the preprandial state.
饭前尿检结果。
词源
early 19th cent.: from pre- 'before'+Latin prandium 'a meal'+-AL.