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gentrify是什么意思

gentrify

['dʒentrifai]
  • vt. 使优化;修复或改善;使显得高雅;使中产阶级化
  • vi. 进行改善工作

英文词源


gentrify (v.)
"renovate inner-city housing to middle-class standards," by 1972, from gentry + -fy. Related: Gentrified, which was used from early 19c. of persons.

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