backdrop

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/    美 /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/|[ˈbæk.dɹɑp]|[ˈbæk.d͡ʒɹɑp]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
  2. An image that serves as a visual background.
    — The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames.
  3. The setting or background of an acted performance.
    — Blackpool’s aggregate victory ensures Birmingham are now preparing for a potential summer of change. Manager Chris Hughton has been operating against a backdrop of financial uncertainty all season and last night Peter Pannu, the vice-chairman, announced that the club’s accounts would finally be published next week, and that a new investor had been identified.
  4. Any background situation. figuratively
    — Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing.
动词 v.
  1. To serve as a backdrop for. transitive
    — a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline

词形变化

backdrops plural backdrops present,singular,third-person backdropping participle,present backdropped participle,past backdropped past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.?
Proto-Germanic *baką
Proto-West Germanic *bak
Old English bæc
Middle English bak
English back
English drop
English backdrop
From back + drop.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.?
Proto-Germanic *baką
Proto-West Germanic *bak
Old English bæc
Middle English bak
English back
English drop
English backdrop
From back + drop.
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