purdah

来自波斯语pardah,窗帘，帘布，面纱，来自古波斯语pari,周围，围起来，词源同peri-,-dah,放置，来自PIE*dhe,放置，词源同do.

purdah (n.)

1800, from Urdu and Persian pardah "veil, curtain," from Old Persian pari "around, over" (from PIE *per- (1); see per-) + da- "to place", from PIE *dhe- "to set, put" (see factitious).

1. to be in purdah

不公开露面

来自《权威词典》

2. With the technics of purdah water, surface sinking of area can be prevented.

采用帷幕注浆堵水工艺可防止大面积地表塌陷的发生.

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1. a state of social isolation

2. the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

3. a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

to be in purdah

不公开露面

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》