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).
实用例句
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.
