| 单词 | white flight |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite flight white flight n. chiefly U.S. the migration of white people from inner-city areas (esp. those with a large non-white population) to the suburbs. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > migration > emigration > [noun] > migration of white people from inner city white flight1956 1953 Manch. Guardian 19 Sept. 4/6 As Negroes began to move into this community [sc. Hyde Park-Kenwood, Chicago] a group of its inhabitants decided that for once the usual pattern should not be followed: that instead of a general white flight to the suburbs and the degeneration of the area into a slum there should be a harmonious inter-racial community.] 1956 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Soc. Sci. 304 95/2 The classic response to Negro migration into new residential areas has been white flight. 1975 Polit. Sci. Q. 110 675 White flight from cities has been a much discussed phenomenon in the last decade. 2006 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 12 Nov. 21/1 A sharper indicator of ‘white flight’ is the make-up of schools, many of which are mainly now filled with Asian kids. < as lemmas |
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