单词 | gentrification |
释义 | gentrification From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgentrificationgen‧tri‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]CLASS IN SOCIETYa gradual process in which an area in bad condition where poor people live is changed by people with more money coming to live there and improving it —gentrify /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/ verb [transitive]Examples from the Corpusgentrification• Boy, could they use a little investment, a little gentrification.• The research findings endorse the view that non-family households in general and women in particular are important agents of gentrification.• The rising housing costs are a result of gentrification.• Have we really moved since the 1840s, when gentrification was seen as the only way to educate the masses? |
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