Indeed, this point alone highlights its unique position among the country's four major universities: Tokyo and Kyoto are state-owned "schools for officials," rigidly conservative, while Keio, which is private like Waseda, is a place for the pampered elite, out of touch with the general public.
的確，單此一點，就能凸顯早大在日本四大名校中獨樹一格的風骨﹘ ﹘東京和京都大學是公立「官校」，嚴謹保守；和早大同為私立大學的慶應，則是紈褲驕矜、不知民間疾苦的貴族學校。