ivory tower

• Metapher für einen Zustand privilegierter Abgeschiedenheit oder Weltfremdheit, oft verwendet, um Wissenschaftler oder Intellektuelle zu beschreiben, die von den praktischen Belangen des Alltags abgeschnitten sind.

A metaphorical state of privileged seclusion or separation from the practical realities of everyday life, often used to describe academics or intellectuals who are disconnected from worldly concerns.

1. C1formal

   A state of privileged seclusion or separation from the practical realities of everyday life, often used to describe academics or intellectuals.

   Elfenbeinturm

   • Many critics accuse university professors of living in an ivory tower.
   • His theories are interesting, but they come from an ivory tower perspective.
   • She left her ivory tower to work directly with the community.