academia

noun
🔊/ˌækəˈdiːmiə/
🔊/ˌækəˈdiːmiə/
(also formal or humorous academe
🔊/ˈækədiːm/
🔊/ˈækədiːm/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. the world of learning, teaching, research, etc. at universities, and the people involved in it学术界
    • leading figures from academia and industry来自学术界和工业界的领先人物
    Word Origin1950s: from Latin academia, from Greek akadēmeia, from Akadēmos, the hero after whom Plato's garden was named.