English Dictionary

backdrop

/ˈbæk.dɹɒp/

noun

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage. / An image that serves as a visual background. / The setting or background of an acted performance. / (figuratively) Any background situation.

The beautiful backdrop added depth and color to the stage.

意味（1）

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

意味（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.

意味（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.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Any background situation.

Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing.