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