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purdah
UK ['pɜ:.də] US ['pɝ:-] noun uncountable
■(the condition of following) the custom, found in some Muslim and Hindu cultures, of women not allowing their faces to be seen by men they are not related to, either by staying in a special part of the house or by wearing a covering over their faces （伊斯兰教和印度教妇女躲在帷幔或面纱后不让外人看到的）深闺制度；置身深闺•The women in the village live in (strict) purdah.这个村庄的妇女都（严格地）身居深闺。 •In this region women seldom venture out of purdah.在这一地区，很少有妇女敢于走出深闺。 ■the state of not seeing or speaking to anyone 不与人交往的•Jeff has gone into purdah while he's preparing for his exams.杰夫在准备考试期间不与任何人来往。 |