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单词 ivory tower
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ivory tower

noun
/ˌaɪvəri ˈtaʊə(r)/
/ˌaɪvəri ˈtaʊər/
(disapproving)
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  1. a place or situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life and therefore do not have to worry about or understand them
    • academics living in ivory towers
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: translating French tour d'ivoire, used by the writer Sainte-Beuve.
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