Purdah
n. 窗簾, 帷幕
?? 牛津釋義
purdah
n[U]
(system in Muslim and Hindu societies of) keeping women from public view by means of a veil, curtain, etc 婦女用面紗、 簾幕等隔開公眾視線的做法; 穆斯林社會和印度社會的深閨制度
keep sb/be/live in purdah, ie concealed in this way 使某人身處於深閨之中[身居深閨]
(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. 我有許多緊要的工作須在家里做, 因此要有幾個星期足不出戶.
??? 情景例句
Will it take long?
要很久嗎？
Everything has its seed.
無風不起浪。
From the moment of his birth, the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behaviour.
從他呱呱墜地的時刻起，他所生于其中的風俗就開始塑造他的經歷和行為規范。