Purdah is a custom practised in some Muslim and Hindu societies, in which women either remain in a special part of the house or cover their faces and bodies to avoid being seen by men who are not related to them. If a woman is in purdah, she lives according to this custom.
英英词典释义
Noun
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