Read Edit View history 象牙之塔 xiàngyázhītǎ ivory tower Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 象牙之塔 xiàngyázhītǎ ivory tower noun A place or state of mind detached from the realities of daily life, especially in an academic or artistic context; a sheltered environment of intellectual or creative pursuit, often associated with the concept of art for art's sake. 你生活在牛津的象牙之塔中，想像不到挨饿是什么滋味。 nǐ shēnghuó zài niújīn de xiàngyázhītǎ zhōng, xiǎngxiàng bù dào ái è shì shénme zīwèi. Living in your ivory tower at Oxford, you can't imagine what it's like to go hungry. ivory tower figurine A tower-shaped handicraft carved from ivory Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Cross-References Same as 象牙塔 xiàngyátǎ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
象牙之塔 xiàngyázhītǎ ivory tower noun A place or state of mind detached from the realities of daily life, especially in an academic or artistic context; a sheltered environment of intellectual or creative pursuit, often associated with the concept of art for art's sake. 你生活在牛津的象牙之塔中，想像不到挨饿是什么滋味。 nǐ shēnghuó zài niújīn de xiàngyázhītǎ zhōng, xiǎngxiàng bù dào ái è shì shénme zīwèi. Living in your ivory tower at Oxford, you can't imagine what it's like to go hungry. ivory tower figurine A tower-shaped handicraft carved from ivory Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Cross-References Same as 象牙塔 xiàngyátǎ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH