Academe is a slightly fancy, often smiling word for the world of universities — the teaching, the writing, the arguing, the slow life of books.

Academe學術界（academe，帶點文雅） is a slightly fancy, often smiling word是個有點文雅、常帶點微笑語氣的字 for the world of universities指大學的世界——the teaching, the writing, the arguing, the slow life of books教書、寫作、辯論，還有跟書本一起的慢生活。

People say “the groves of academe” as a set phrase, a little joke about how separate and leafy that world can feel.

People say “the groves of academe”人們會說「the groves of academe」 as a set phrase當成固定說法，a little joke about how separate and leafy that world can feel帶點玩笑，說那個世界有多獨立、多像一片林蔭。

You would not normally write “I work in academe” on a form; you would say university or academia. Academe is the poetic twin: same family as academy, but used when the speaker wants a raised eyebrow.

You would not normally write “I work in academe” on a form你不會在表格上寫「I work in academe」；you would say university or academia你會說 university 或 academia。Academe這個字 is the poetic twin是比較詩意的雙胞胎，same family as academy跟 academy 是同一家族，but used when the speaker wants a raised eyebrow但用在說話者想挑個眉的時候。

Though actually, the name starts with a garden near Athens where Plato taught, said to have belonged to a man called Akademos — so the “grove” in the phrase is not only a picture. With a capital A, Academe in older poetry can still mean that garden itself.

Though actually不過事實上，the name starts with a garden near Athens where Plato taught這個名字源自雅典附近柏拉圖教書的一座花園，said to have belonged to a man called Akademos據說原本屬於一位叫 Akademos 的人——so the “grove” in the phrase is not only a picture所以那個片語裡的「grove（林）」不只是個比喻。With a capital A大寫A開頭時，Academe這個字 in older poetry在較早期的詩裡 can still mean that garden itself還是可以指那座花園本身。

Humorous or literary; not the everyday word.

Humorous or literary帶點幽默或文學味；not the everyday word不是日常用字。