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.
在巴基斯坦的农村地区，包括与阿富汗接壤的普什图北部地区，女人们都严格地遵守着Purdah的传统。
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.
今日亚洲的关键性变迁之一就是日本从其战后的战略帷幕（strategic purdah）后走出，重新要求获得其“正常”的强国地位。
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.
也可以拼写成“purdah”，在乌尔都语里意思是“幕、帘”。这是一个传统的惯例，它可以把女人遮住，以防止被不认识的男人看到。

As for a case study, I could talk about certain religious community's requirements that women practice purdah.
至于说个案，我可以谈谈,某些宗教团体的规定,要求女性遵守深闺的习俗。
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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.
但这恰好是我经济地位的标志：,我不需要工作，只有中下阶层的女人,才像这样不遵守深闺的习俗。
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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.