| 釋義 |
gentry /'djentn; 'djentn/ n pl (the) ~, people of good social position next below the nobility. 紳士; 上等人。 gen-tri-fy /'djentrifai; MjentriJai/ vt [VP6A] (colloq) modernize, smarten, restore (a house, area, etc) to make suitable for middleclass occupiers: (俗) 將 (一房屋、地區(qū)等) 現(xiàn)代化,翻新,改建 (使適于中產(chǎn)階級(jí)之人居住): the gentrifying of inner city working-class districts. 市中心勞宅區(qū)的現(xiàn)代化。 |