gentrification

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process. countable,uncountable
    — Labour's manifesto contains the wild promise of 'war on the private landlord,' but this may conceal a real determination to use the powers of compulsory purchase to prevent the existing residents of places like North Kensington being driven out by the twin forces of 'gentrification' and development.
  2. A geographical area that is gradually becoming prosperous due to investment. countable,uncountable

词形变化

gentrifications plural

词汇关系

衍生词
hypergentrification pregentrification regentrification
相关词
degentrification gentrify gentry price out urban blight urban renewal

词源

From gentry + -ification, after gentrify. Coined by German-born British sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964.
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