gentrification
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/ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
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/ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
The process of making a neighborhood nicer and more expensive, which often leads to wealthier people moving in.
The gentrification of the area brought new shops and restaurants, but also made it more expensive to live there.
该地区的绅士化带来了新的商店和餐馆,但也使得居住成本变得更高。
The process of making something, like a person's behavior or an activity, more refined or acceptable to higher social classes.
The sport of football has undergone gentrification, with more middle-class people becoming interested in it.
足球运动经历了绅士化,越来越多的中产阶级人士对其产生了兴趣。