N-UNCOUNT [oft inNOUN](伊斯兰或印度教社会的)置身深闺,深闺制度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. (伊斯兰或印度教社会的)置身深闺,深闺制度