gentrify
发音
How to pronounce gentrify in British English:
英 [ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce gentrify in American English:
美 [ˈdʒɛntrəˌfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
单词词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. And they 're gonna gentrify the neighborhood .