backdrop

背景、状況

出来事を取り巻き、何が起きたかを理解する助けとなる状況や条件。

やさしい英語で： The situation or conditions surrounding an event that help explain what happens.

• The war provided the backdrop to their childhood.
• Talks continued against a backdrop of economic uncertainty.
• What was the political backdrop to these events?

使い方： against a backdrop of something (The talks began against a backdrop of growing tension.); backdrop to something (The recession formed the backdrop to the election.)

類義語： background, context, setting

よく使う表現： against a backdrop, political backdrop, backdrop to something

背景幕

場面の場所を表すために、舞台の奥につるす大きな装飾入りの布。

やさしい英語で： A large decorated cloth hanging at the back of a stage to show the setting.

• The backdrop showed a forest.
• They hung a blue backdrop behind the actors.
• We painted three backdrops for the school play.

類義語： backcloth

よく使う表現： painted backdrop, stage backdrop, hang a backdrop

背景をなす

何かの後ろにある背景を形作る。

やさしい英語で： To form the background behind something.

• Green hills backdrop the village.
• A red sunset backdropped the city skyline.
• Tall trees backdropping the house hid the road.

使い方： backdrop something (Snowy mountains backdrop the little town.)

類義語： form a background to

よく使う表現： backdrop the skyline, backdrop the scene, backdrop the city