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单词 self-catering
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self-cateringn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈkeɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkeɪdərɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, catering n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + catering n. Compare earlier self-catering adj.
Chiefly British.
The activity of catering for oneself; esp. preparation of one's own meals in rented or holiday accommodation.
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the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > seeking or acquiring food
food gathering1895
self-catering1909
1909 Washington Post 19 Sept. e6/1 (heading) Harlemite, bereft of family, tells of experience in self-catering.
1918 H. Carter Control of Drink Trade ii. viii. 191 It is essential that the building should be near the works... Otherwise, because of the limited time available for meals, there is a tendency to fall back to the old way of self-catering.
1950 Times 18 Aug. 9/6 (advt.) Bournemouth.—Lady, business, offered charming home, self catering 35s.
1972 Guardian 9 Dec. 13/2 Holiday camps are increasingly turning to self-catering.
2000 H. Simpson Hey Yeah Right (2001) 160 They had rejected camping or self-catering in favour of splashing out on a room in this value-for-money family hotel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

self-cateringadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈkeɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkeɪdərɪŋ/, Irish English /ˌsɛlfˈkeːtərɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, catering adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + catering adj.
Chiefly British and Irish English.
1. That caters for oneself; esp. that provides one's own meals.
ΚΠ
1828 Examiner 9 Nov. 727/2 Mr Bartley's Falstaff is a poor business; he was more like a screaming old baggage of a ‘hus 'ife’, than the rich, and glowing, and self-catering ‘mountain of mummy’ of Shakespeare.
1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. iv. 24 Such was the condition of the ice-house yesterday morning, which caused these self-catering gentlemen to cast their eyes with a wishful look over the prairies.
1933 Irish Times 10 Jan. 12/6 (advt.) Gentleman, self-catering, requires well Furnished Bed-Sittingroom.
1976 Financial Times 14 Jan. 26 The island's potential for attracting discriminating self-catering holiday-makers.
1992 Community Care 11 June 73/1 (advt.) Accommodation for catered or self-catering groups in lovely surroundings on an Exmoor farm.
2. Of rented or holiday accommodation: offering facilities for residents to prepare their own meals. Also of a holiday: involving such accommodation.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > types of arrangement
full board1787
bed and breakfast1910
B & B1918
self-catering1957
1957 Times 29 Aug. 1/4 (advt.) Ideal self-catering Furnished Apartments, near Bayswater Road.
1970 Country Life 1 Oct. 802/1 There has also been a discernible movement towards self-catering holidays, in farmhouses, chalets, caravans and cottages.
1981 Daily Tel. 27 Jan. 12/5 Two redundant stone-built barns..have been converted into self-catering bunkhouses for walkers.
1983 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 3rd Ser. Episode 2. 147 Rodney. We're going into the self-catering holiday trade. Del. Cor, what on 200 nicker?
2000 B. McCrea & T. Pinchuck Rough Guide Zimbabwe (ed. 4) 191 Most places have mosquito nets, a swimming pool, TV and, if they're self-catering, a braai area.
2004 Cape Gay Guide (ed. 9) 74 Accommodation in De Waterkant Village varies from self-catering serviced cottages, to guest houses as well as the famous boutique hotel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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