ivory tower

短语
大学

象牙之塔,空中楼阁,脱离现实的天地

发音

UK /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə/
US /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊɚ/
AU

词形变化

ivory towers 复数 ivory towers more ivory tower 比较级 most ivory tower 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

象牙塔（指远离问题、脱离现实的小天地）

名词

空中楼阁；象牙之塔；象牙塔的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.

    象牙塔

    习语

    Such a proposal looks fine from an ivory tower, but it could never work in real life.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Separated from reality and practical matters; overly academic.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

state of mind

词源

Calque of French tour d'ivoire, based on a biblical phrase, coined by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve to compare the poet Alfred de Vigny (more isolated) with Victor Hugo (more socially engaged). First attested in English in a translation of Laughter by French philosopher Henri Bergson (1911). The term was popularized in The Ivory Tower (1917) by Henry James, though used in different sense (millionaires, not professors).

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