1. | (舞台的)背景幕布a painted piece of cloth that is hung behind the stage in a theatre as part of the scenery |
2. | (事件发生时)周围陪衬景物everything that can be seen around an event that is taking place, but which is not part of that event |
The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic. 群山如画,给我们的野餐平添景色。 |
3. | (事态或活动的)背景the general conditions in which an event takes place, which sometimes help to explain that event |
It was against this backdrop of racial tension that the civil war began. 这场内战肇端于种族之间的紧张状态。 |