كيف تنطق "in an ivory tower"
expression
IN an EYE-vur-ee TOW-ur
IN un EYE-vuh-ree TOW-uh
التعريف
If someone is in an ivory tower, they are separated from everyday problems and real-world issues, often because they focus only on intellectual or academic matters.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈaɪvɝi/, /ˈaɪvɹi/ /ˈtaʊɝ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˈɪn/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈaɪvəɹˌi/ /ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
IN an EYE-vur-ee TOW-ur
بريطاني
IN un EYE-vuh-ree TOW-uh
استمع في السياق
The professor lives in an ivory tower and doesn't understand his students' problems.
People say the government is in an ivory tower, ignoring real issues.
She spends all her time reading books in an ivory tower.
He has great ideas, but he's stuck in an ivory tower and out of touch with reality.