N-COUNT A burqa is a long garment that covers the head and body and is traditionally worn by some women in Islamic countries. (穆斯林妇女穿的)长袍
The planned burqa ban would forbid the covering of the face even in the street, but not the wearing of an all-over veil that leaves the face exposed.
计划的布卡(burqa)禁令将禁止盖住脸即使是在街上,但是不禁止穿戴将脸露出的包裹全身的面纱。
Sarkozy said he endorsed holding a parliamentary inquiry to study the small, but apparently growing, phenomenon of women wearing the burqa on French streets.
萨科齐说,他支持进行一次议会调查,对法国街道上虽然数目不多、但正在明显增加的女性穿着罩袍现象进行调查。
The French legislators who seek to repudiate the wearing of the veil or the burqa—whether the garment covers "only" the face or the entire female body—are often described as seeking to impose a "ban."
法国立法者试图禁止佩戴面纱或罩袍(无论是只遮住面部还是包裹住整个女性身体)的行为,通常被描述为实施一项“禁令”。
"And the problem is, most Muslims do not feel concerned by the burqa."
VOA: standard.2010.01.30
It was kicked off last June by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who announced in a major speech that the face veil, which he called a burqa, was against French values and not welcome in France.
VOA: standard.2010.01.30
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