象牙塔

象牙塔

Literally means:

ivory tower

Actually means:

象牙 refers to the tusk of an elephant, Ta refers to tower.

This phrase figuratively means the world that is not connected with real life.

It often refers to the isolated environment in which literary people, artists, scholars and the like live and work.

It is a mostly a literary or written expression. Slightly derogatory.

象牙，大象的牙，塔，宝塔。

象牙塔，比喻脱离现实生活的世界。

多指文学家、艺术家以及学者等所处的几乎不与外界接触的环境。多用于书面语。略含贬义。