generational divide

/ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənəl dɪˈvaɪd/· noun phrase

人文/文化/社会B2

generational divide
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Chinese meaning

代dài际jì鸿hóng沟gōu

不bù同tóng世shì代dài之zhī间jiān的de巨jù大dà差chā距jù

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指zhǐ年nián轻qīng租zū房fáng者zhě与yǔ有yǒu房fáng一yí代dài之zhī间jiān的de财cái富fù差chā距jù

Example

But many renters cannot afford to buy as housing prices soar, which could fuel a generational divide.

但dàn许xǔ多duō租zū房fáng者zhě因yīn房fáng价jià飙biāo升shēng而ér买mǎi不bù起qǐ房fáng,这zhè可kě能néng会huì加jiā剧jù代dài际jì鸿hóng沟gōu。

Source: NPR · 30 Jul 2026

Background ✎

报bào道dào指zhǐ出chū,美měi国guó租zū房fáng者zhě与yǔ有yǒu房fáng者zhě之zhī间jiān的de财cái富fù差chā距jù创chuàng下xià新xīn高gāo,越yuè来lái越yuè多duō人rén被bèi高gāo房fáng价jià挡dǎng在zài购gòu房fáng门mén外wài。

Roots · etymology

generation 源自拉丁 generare(生育);divide 源自拉丁 dividere(分开)

  • generational(世代的,generation+-al)+ divide(鸿沟,分裂)

Collocations

  • generational divide / bridge the generational divide / widen the generational divide

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