[] () the imaginary barrier that stops women, or other groups, from being employed outside particular industries or jobs, although there are no official rules to prevent this玻璃墙（妇女等在特定行业或职务以外就职上遇到的无形障碍）◆Women at the radio station were confined to office jobs—the glass wall—and to lower administrative levels—the glass ceiling.当时在电台工作的女性只限于做办公室工作 ── 这是隐性限制，并且只能局限于低职位的行政工作 ── 一般无法突破。