the process of improving an area of a town or city so that it attracts people of a higher social class than before 高档化: 改善城镇或城市面积,以吸引比以前更高社会阶层的人的过程the rapid gentrification of certain neighbourhoods outside Manhattan 曼哈顿外某些街区的迅速中产阶级化
the process of improving somebody's manners, a way of life or an activity so they become acceptable to people of a higher social class than before 高档化: 改善某人的举止,生活方式或活动的过程,使其比以前更高的社会阶层的人们接受Football has undergone gentrification. 足球经历了中产阶级化。