🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

背景

Pronunciation / Transliteration: haikei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Background/ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/
nounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"写真の背景にある山々が深みを加えています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The area or scenery behind the main object of contemplation, especially in a picture.

    "The mountains in the background added depth to the photograph."
  2. 2

    A person's education, experience, and social circumstances.

    "Her background in science helped her excel in the project."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English elements, combining 'back' (from Old English 'bæc') and 'ground' (from Old English 'grund'). Originally referring to the part of a scene furthest from the viewer, the term evolved in the 19th and 20th centuries to encompass a person's social status, education, and life experiences, as well as the underlying circumstances of an event.

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