单词 | ivory tower |
释义 | ivory tower Word forms: ivory towers countable noun [NOUN noun] If you describe someone as living in an ivory tower, you mean that they have no knowledge or experience of the practical problems of everyday life. [disapproval] Jenkins should get down from his ivory tower and sample the real world. ...ivory-tower intellectuals. Synonyms: seclusion, remoteness, unreality, retreat |
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