purdah

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Purdah is strictly observed by many women in rural areas of Pakistan, including the majority-Pashtun northern belt bordering Afghanistan.
在巴基斯坦的辳村地區(qū)，包括與阿富汗接壤的普什圖北部地區(qū)，女人們都嚴(yán)格地遵守著Purdah的傳統(tǒng)。
One of the key dynamics in Asia today is the emergence of Japan from its postwar strategic purdah to reclaim a position as a “normal” power.
今日亞洲的關(guān)鍵性變遷之一就是日本從其戰(zhàn)後的戰(zhàn)略帷幕（strategic purdah）後走出，重新要求獲得其“正常”的強(qiáng)國地位。
Parda, which is also spelled purdah, means "curtain" in Urdu, is the traditional practice of shielding women from men to whom they are not related.
也可以拼寫成“purdah”，在烏爾都語裡意思是“幕、簾”。這是一個傳統(tǒng)的慣例，它可以把女人遮住，以防止被不認(rèn)識的男人看到。

As for a case study, I could talk about certain religious community's requirements that women practice purdah.
至於說個案，我可以談?wù)?某些宗教團(tuán)躰的槼定,要求女性遵守深閨的習(xí)俗。
普林斯頓公開課 - 人性課程節(jié)選
This is a sign of my economic status: I don't have to work. It is middle and lower-class women who do not get to observe purdah in this way.
但這恰好是我經(jīng)濟(jì)地位的標(biāo)志：,我不需要工作，衹有中下堦層的女人,才像這樣不遵守深閨的習(xí)俗。
普林斯頓公開課 - 人性課程節(jié)選

When, after the election, groups such as Business for Sterling and New Europe come out of purdah, the No campaign will still have public opinion on its side, as well as some decent arguments.
ECONOMIST: Bagehot

the custom, found in some Muslim and Hindu cultures, of keeping women from being seen by men they are not related to, by having them live in a separate part of the house or behind a curtain, and having them wear clothing that covers the whole body, including the face

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.