Purdah
n. 窗帘, 帷幕
📖 牛津释义
purdah
n[U]
(system in Muslim and Hindu societies of) keeping women from public view by means of a veil, curtain, etc 妇女用面纱、 帘幕等隔开公众视线的做法; 穆斯林社会和印度社会的深闺制度
keep sb/be/live in purdah, ie concealed in this way 使某人身处於深闺之中[身居深闺]
(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. 我有许多紧要的工作须在家里做, 因此要有几个星期足不出户.
🗣️ 情景例句
Good idea, Jack. What do you think about the second part?
好主意，杰克，你对第二部分有什么看法？
I will be having dinner in Paris in April.
我将在四月份在巴黎吃晚餐。
So, to answer your question, you get nothing.
因此，要回答你的问题，就是你什么也得不到。"