background

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/

Noun

countable uncountable

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. / A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

Japanese Meaning

生い立ち、経歴、出自 / 絵画や写真などで、主題の背後にある風景や背景部分

What is this buttons?

Despite her modest background, she never stopped pursuing higher education.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

控えめな家庭環境にもかかわらず、彼女は高等教育を追求するのを決してやめなかった。

Details

Sense（1）

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

The lawyer had a background in computer science.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（2）

A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world — camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.

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