background

释义

• n. 背景；隐蔽的位置
• vt. 作…的背景
• adj. 背景的；发布背景材料的

词源

background (n.)

1670s, from back (adj.) + ground (n.); original sense was theatrical, later applied to painting. Figurative sense is first attested 1854.

例句

• 1. Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived. 尽管他家境一般，但也并不算贫穷。
• 2. Like a chameleon, he could merge unobtrusively into the background. 他就像一条变色龙，可以神不知鬼不觉地隐藏在背景中间。
• 3. In the background, in soft focus, we see his smiling wife. 在背景部分，我们可以看到他妻子面带微笑的蒙影像。
• 4. I kept hearing the sound of applause in the background. 我不断听到隐约的鼓掌声。
• 5. The book is full of amusing sidelights on his family background. 书中有很多关于他家庭背景的趣闻。