gen·tri·fi·ca·tion /ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] CLASS IN SOCIETYa gradual process in which an area in bad condition where poor people live is changed by people with more money coming to live there and improving it 地区贵族化,旧区改造〔指破败地区因为有富人迁来居住而发生变化〕 —gentrify /ˈdʒentrɪfaɪ/ verb [transitiveT]