| 词汇 | gentrification |
| 释义 | gentrification noun[ U ] uk /ˌdʒen.trɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌdʒen.trə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ the process by which a place, especially part of a city, changes from being a poor area to a richer one, where people from a higher social class live: （地区的）贵族化 Ordinary working people have been priced out of East London by gentrification.普通劳动人民因地区贵族化而被赶出了东伦敦。 Class & class-consciousness in general anti-bourgeois anti-snob arriviste bougie gentrify go/come down in the worldidiom go/come up in the worldidiom heap petty bourgeois pleb plebby plebeian the bottom of the heapidiom the gentry the petite bourgeoisie the upper crust underclass ungenteel ungentrified upper class gentrification | American Dictionarygentrification noun[ U ] us/ˌdʒen·trə·fɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/ the process by which a poor neighborhood in a city is changed by people who have money, including esp. the improvement or replacement of buildings Note:This word is now sometimes used in a disapproving way, but was originally considered positive. gentrifyverb[ T ]us/ˈdʒen·trəˌfɑɪ/ The area where he grew up has been gentrified and lost all its old character. gentrification | Business Englishgentrification noun[ U ] uk /ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/us PROPERTY the process by which an area is changed by people who have more money moving to live there and making improvements to the buildings: As the city's gentrification creeps north, middle-class settlers are renovating and moving into 19th-century town houses that were once rooming houses. Examples of gentrificationgentrification Also, we want to avoid what has become known as "gentrification" of property rather than improved property remaining in the hands of its traditional residents—those who need it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a move to gentrification. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Was not the cause of the gentrification of inner cities and the decline of rented housing the fact that the amount of housing to buy went up? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that has happened up till now has been (to use a horrid word) the "gentrification" of certain parts of it where people—let us face it! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Gentrification has its good effects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A characteristic example is a combined community effort to win historic district designation for the neighborhood, a phenomenon that is often linked to gentrification activity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The consumption theory contends that it is the demographics and consumption patterns of this new middle class that is responsible for gentrification. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the better part of the gentrification process has happened without much government aid. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Political action is often the community's response, either to promote the gentrification or oppose economic eviction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rent gap is fundamental to explaining gentrification as an economic process. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In addition to these potential benefits, gentrification can lead to population migration, which involves poorer residents being displaced by wealthier newcomers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In some areas, gentrification projects have caused displacement of poverty-stricken residents. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Prior to gentrification, the neighborhood was mainly composed of low-density commercial businesses and single-family detached homes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As gentrification began to take hold in the 1990s, the buildings made way for new development. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Grnerlkka is a traditional working class district, but from the late 20th century a gentrification process has taken place in the area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of gentrification These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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