Vocabulary

backdrop

背景(はいけい)

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
  1. a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage;
  2. a background in general terms 
  3. the context in a movie or book

舞台後方に掛けられた、絵が描かれた布。一般的には背景幕のこと。

Examples

  1. The theater crew spent hours painting the sunset backdrop for the second act.
  2. The historical novel unfolds against a tragic backdrop of war.

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