낙후된 지역에 고소득층이 유입되면서 주거 환경이 개선되고 지가가 상승하여 기존 거주자가 내몰리는 현상.
The process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process.
예문:
"The rapid gentrification of the neighborhood led to a sharp increase in property taxes and rent."
"Local activists are protesting against the gentrification that threatens to erase the area's cultural heritage."
"Signs of creeping gentrification are evident in the new upscale coffee shops opening on every corner."
어떤 대상이나 문화를 더 세련되거나 품격 있게 바꾸어 본래의 거친 특성을 없애는 과정.
The process of making someone or something more refined, polite, or respectable, often by removing its original gritty or popular character.
예문:
"The gentrification of punk rock has stripped the genre of its original rebellious spirit."
"Critics argue that the gentrification of the sport has made it inaccessible to the working class."