释义 |
supeˈrette orig. and chiefly U.S. [f. supermarket + -ette.] A small supermarket.
1938Sat. Even. Post 17 Sept. 85/3 It also developed a store called the ‘Super-ette’, which is a compact, limited-stock, self-service store. 1956Sun (Baltimore) 10 Feb. 23/1 There were an estimated 67,500 ‘superettes’ in 1953. 1963Listener 10 Jan. 75/1 Supermarkets and superettes (the latter still large by British standards) together took over four-fifths of all American retail food trade in 1958. 1976Daily Times (Lagos) 3 Nov. 12/1 (Advt.), A spacious van for traders, commercial houses,..supermarkets and superettes. |