ivory tower

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə/

Noun

idiomatic

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

Japanese Meaning

現実から離れ、実生活や実務から隔絶された状態、またはそのような考え方。学問や芸術領域で、理論や理念に偏り、実践や実体験との乖離が見られることを示す。

What is this buttons?

When the committee debated policy without speaking to affected residents, it sounded like proposals drafted in an ivory tower.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

委員会が影響を受ける住民に意見を聞かずに政策を議論したとき、その提案はまるで象牙の塔の中で練られたかのように聞こえた。

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

Hamilton College is an ivory tower with an open bar, and so I - who work and play equally hard - have come to love this place, and have been dead-set against leaving it.

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ivory towers

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