purdah

n [U] (system in Muslim and Hindu societies of) keeping women from public view by means of a veil, curtain, etc 妇女用面纱、 帘幕等隔开公众视线的做法; 穆斯林社会和印度社会的深闺制度: keep sb/be/live in purdah, ie concealed in this way 使某人身处於深闺之中[身居深闺] * (fig infml 比喻, 口) I've got a lot of urgent work to do at home and will have to go into purdah for a couple of weeks. 我有许多紧要的工作须在家里做, 因此要有几个星期足不出户.

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