context ♦︎ background ♦︎ backdrop ♦︎ setting ♦︎ milieuThese are all words for the situation in which sth exists or happens.这些词均表示事物存在或发生的背景。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in (a) context / a setting / a milieu◆against a background / backdrop◆cultural / historical / economic / political context / background / setting / milieu◆to provide (sb with) a context / background / backdrop / setting◆to describe the context / background / setting■context [countable, uncountable] the situation in which sth exists, happens or is placed, especially when it helps you to understand it(事情存在、发生或所处的)背景,环境,来龙去脉◆This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.这篇演说需要放到20世纪60年代的英国这一背景下看待。◆His decision can only be understood in context.只有了解来龙去脉才能明白他的决定。◆Such databases are being used in a wide range of contexts.这类数据库广泛应用于各种场合。▸contextualize (BrE alsocontextualise) kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz
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[transitive] ◆ (formal) As important as the photograph is a caption to contextualize the image.和图片同样重要的是解释图片背景的文字。■background [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the situation that existed before a particular event happened, which helps to explain why it happened; information about this situation(事态发展的)背景;背景信息◆The book explains the complex historical background to the war.这本书解释了这场战争复杂的历史背景。◆The elections are taking place against a background of violence.选举在发生暴力冲突的情况下进行。◆Encyclopedias are a good source of background information.百科全书是查找背景信息很好的渠道。◆Can you give me more background on the company's financial position?你能多提供一些这家公司财务状况的背景资料吗? see also background ⇨ background■backdrop [countable] (written) the general situation in which a particular event happens, which sometimes helps to explain this event(事件或活动的)背景◆It was against this backdrop of racial tension that the civil war began.这场内战的肇端是种族之间的紧张状态。NOTE辨析 Background or backdrop?Background has a much wider range than backdrop, which is used especially in more literary texts and in the phrase against a backdrop of sth. * background的使用范围比backdrop广得多。backdrop尤用于文学文本和短语against a backdrop of sth中◆backdrop information◆Can you give me more backdrop?■setting [countable] the place and time at which the action of sth such as a play, novel or film happens; the situation in which sth exists or happens(戏剧、小说或电影等的)情节背景;(事件的)背景◆It is the first story she has written with a contemporary setting.这是她写的第一部以当代生活为背景的小说。◆The writer fails to place the events in their wider political setting.作者没能将事件置于更广阔的政治背景中。▸set
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[transitive, usually passive] ◆The movie is set in Los Angeles in the year 2019.这部电影以2019年的洛杉矶为背景。■milieu miːˈljɜː (pluralmilieuxormilieus miˈljɜːz ) [countable, usually singular] (from French, formal) the social environment that you live or work in社会环境;社会背景◆The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural milieu.那份报告的调查结果涉及特定的社会和文化背景。➡ See also the entry for environment另见environment条