purdah
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Purdah is a custom practised in some Muslim and Hindu societies, in which women either remain in a special part of the house or cover their faces and bodies to avoid being seen by men who are not related to them. If a woman is in purdah, she lives according to this custom. 深閨習(xí)俗; 一些穆斯林及印度社區(qū)中婦女閉門不出或出門時(shí)用衣服遮住臉和身體的習(xí)俗
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purdah /?p??d?/
劍橋詞典
- the custom , found in some Muslim and Hindu cultures , of keeping women from being seen by men they are not related to, by having them live in a separate part of the house or behind a curtain , and having them wear clothing that covers the whole body , including the face
（伊斯蘭教和印度教婦女躲在帷幔或面紗后不讓外人看到的）深閨制度；置身深閨
The women in the village live in (strict ) purdah. 這個(gè)村莊的婦女都（嚴(yán)格地）身居深閨。
In this region women seldom venture out of purdah. 在這一地區(qū)，很少有婦女敢于走出深閨。
the state of not seeing or speaking to anyone
不與人交往的
Jeff has gone into purdah while he's preparing for his exams . 杰夫在準(zhǔn)備考試期間不與任何人來(lái)往。 返回 purdah