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单词 after-dinner
释义

after-dinner

/ˈɑːftəˌdɪnə/ /ˈaftəˌdɪnə/
noun
The time after dinner; a period of time after dinner, often devoted to recreation; the remainder of the day after dinner.
  • Early uses of at after-dinner may constitute examples of at after with dinner..
adjective
1Following dinner; taking place after dinner; (of a speech, toast, etc.) given or made after dinner, prior to leaving the table; (of a speaker) that gives such speeches.
2Of drink, food, or tobacco: consumed or taken after dinner, especially as a digestive.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From after- + dinner. Compare Middle French, French après-dîner.

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