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单词 ivory tower
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈi•vo•ry ˈtow•er, n. [countable]
  1. a place, situation, or attitude that is removed or kept apart from worldly, everyday, or practical affairs.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
i′vory tow′er, 
    1. a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs:the university as an ivory tower.
    2. an attitude of aloofness from or disdain or disregard for worldly or practical affairs:his ivory tower of complacency.
    • translation of French tour d'ivoire, phrase used by C.A. Sainte-Beuve in reference to the isolated life of the poet A. de Vigny (1837)
    i′vo•ry-tow′ered, i′vo•ry-tow′er•ish, adj. 
    i′vo•ry-tow′er•ism, i′vo•rytow′er•ish•ness, n. 
    i′vo•ry-tow′er•ist, i′vo•ry-tow′er•ite′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ivory tower /ˈtaʊə/ n
  1. seclusion or remoteness of attitude regarding real problems, everyday life, etc
  2. (as modifier): ivory-tower aestheticism

ˌivory-ˈtowered adj
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