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
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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.