A burqa is a long piece of clothing that some Muslim women wear. It covers the head, the face, and the whole body, with only a small mesh or screen over the eyes so she can see out. Other people cannot see her face at all.

A burqa is a long piece of clothing that some Muslim women wearburqa是一種某些穆斯林女性會穿的長版衣物 It covers the head, the face, and the whole body它包住頭、臉和整個身體 with only a small mesh or screen over the eyes只有眼睛部位留了一小片網狀或屏幕 so she can see out讓她可以看到外面 Other people cannot see her face at all其他人完全看不到她的臉

Not every Muslim woman wears one, and not every country asks for it. In some places it is common; in many others women cover far less, or cover in a different way. People outside those communities often say burqa for any covering, which is tidy and wrong: a hijab is usually a scarf for the hair and neck with the face open; a niqab covers the face but leaves the eyes; a chador is a cloak; a burqa is the full cover with that screen.

Not every Muslim woman wears one不是每個穆斯林女性都穿這個 and not every country asks for it也不是每個國家都要求穿 In some places it is common在某些地方這很常見 in many others women cover far less, or cover in a different way在其他許多地方，女性遮蓋得少很多，或用不同的方式遮蓋 People outside those communities often say burqa for any covering這些社群以外的人常常把任何遮蓋物都叫做burqa which is tidy and wrong這樣講很方便，但是錯的 a hijab is usually a scarf for the hair and neck with the face openhijab通常是包住頭髮和脖子、露出臉的頭巾 a niqab covers the face but leaves the eyesniqab遮住臉但露出眼睛 a chador is a cloakchador是一種斗篷 a burqa is the full cover with that screen而burqa則是連眼睛都罩著那層屏幕的全罩式遮蓋

In English it is a factual word in news and school books, though it can sound political because people argue about dress and law. You will meet it in writing more than in everyday chat in Taiwan.

In English it is a factual word in news and school books在英文裡，這是新聞和教科書中一個中性寫實的字 though it can sound political不過它可能聽起來帶點政治意味 because people argue about dress and law因為人們會為了服裝和法律而爭論 You will meet it in writing more than in everyday chat in Taiwan在台灣，你會在文字裡遇到它的機會，遠比在日常聊天裡多