pur·dah
noun/ˈpɜːdə/
/ˈpɜːrdə/
[uncountable]- the system in some Muslim societies by which women live in a separate part of a house or cover their faces so that men do not see them
（某些穆斯林社会妇女不见外男的）内房制度 - in purdah to be in purdah
不公开露面 - He kept his daughters in virtual purdah.
他让女儿们恪守不见外男的习俗。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Urdu and Persian parda ‘veil, curtain’. - in purdah to be in purdah