ivory tower

• Estado metafórico de isolamento privilegiado ou distanciamento das realidades práticas da vida cotidiana, frequentemente usado para descrever acadêmicos ou intelectuais afastados das preocupações mundanas.

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.

   Estado de isolamento privilegiado

   • 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.