context ♦︎ background ♦︎ backdrop ♦︎ setting ♦︎ milieuThese are all words for the situation in which sth exists or happens.這些詞均表示事物存在或發生的背景。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、發生或所處的)背景,環境,來龍去脈◆This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.這篇演說需要放到20世紀60年代的英國這一背景下看待。◆His decision can only be understood in context.只有了解來龍去脈才能明白他的決定。◆Such databases are being used in a wide range of contexts.這類數據庫廣泛應用於各種場合。▸contextualize (BrE alsocontextualise) kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz
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[transitive] ◆ (formal) As important as the photograph is a caption to contextualize the image.和圖片同樣重要的是解釋圖片背景的文字。■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(事態發展的)背景;背景信息◆The book explains the complex historical background to the war.這本書解釋了這場戰爭複雜的歷史背景。◆The elections are taking place against a background of violence.選舉在發生暴力沖突的情況下進行。◆Encyclopedias are a good source of background information.百科全書是查找背景信息很好的渠道。◆Can you give me more background on the company's financial position?你能多提供一些這家公司財務狀況的背景資料嗎? see also background ⇨ background■backdrop [countable] (written) the general situation in which a particular event happens, which sometimes helps to explain this event(事件或活動的)背景◆It was against this backdrop of racial tension that the civil war began.這場内戰的肇端是種族之間的緊張狀態。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的使用範圍比backdrop廣得多。backdrop尤用於文學文本和短語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(戲劇、小說或電影等的)情節背景;(事件的)背景◆It is the first story she has written with a contemporary setting.這是她寫的第一部以當代生活爲背景的小說。◆The writer fails to place the events in their wider political setting.作者沒能將事件置於更廣闊的政治背景中。▸set
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[transitive, usually passive] ◆The movie is set in Los Angeles in the year 2019.這部電影以2019年的洛杉矶爲背景。■milieu miːˈljɜː (pluralmilieuxormilieus miˈljɜːz ) [countable, usually singular] (from French, formal) the social environment that you live or work in社會環境;社會背景◆The findings of the report refer to a particular social and cultural milieu.那份報告的調查結果涉及特定的社會和文化背景。➡ See also the entry for environment另見environment條
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