Background

(noun.) (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear.

(noun.) a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; 'he is a lawyer with a sports background'.

(noun.) information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; 'the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident'.

(noun.) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; 'he posed her against a background of rolling hills'.

(noun.) relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; 'when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background'.

(noun.) extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; 'they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals'.

(verb.) understate the importance or quality of; 'he played down his royal ancestry'.

整理:纳撒尼尔

• It is only a hostile average-sensual-man background against which the philosophers and poets stand out. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• A background and entourage and flooring of deepest crimson threw her out, white like alabaster--like silver: rather, be it said, like Death. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• A voice in the background said that the doctor might be back at any minute--and that nothing, upstairs, was to be disturbed. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The colleges submit to it whenever they concentrate their attention on the details of the student's vocation before they have built up some cultural background. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• One girl alonequite in the background, persevered in the riot with undiminished energy. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The stripes were parallel silver lines on a black background sewed to the cloth of the sleeve about eight inches below the shoulder. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• One reason for this is that the dye used to color the fabric requires a clear white background, and loses its characteristic hues when its foundation is yellow instead of white. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• In a short time a white metallic image is obtained, which, when relieved by a background of black velvet or black varnish, equals in delicacy of finish the most beautiful Daguerreotypes. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Separate the paper print from the background or card by steaming it, after which dry thoroughly. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Agamemnon could not be got to show in his classical tunic, but stood in the background with Aegisthus and others of the performers of the little play. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This image was the background of the eye, and its delicate blood vessels and tissues could thus be observed. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Mrs. Pryor, sitting in the background, did not come within the range of his glance, but the two younger ladies had the full benefit thereof. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• But the heavy old-fashioned sash is slowly raised, and a head slowly looks in out of the dark background of night. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Some, if revived now and put to use, would throw proposed flying machines into the background, as they involved perpetual motion. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The former furnishes the background of growth; the latter constitute growing. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The mental and moral backgrounds of hundreds of millions of minds have been altered and are being altered by the stern lessons of this age. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• However, this introduction of the use of the atomiser caused quite a revolution in the art of applying colours to pottery in the forming of backgrounds. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

校对:朱莉娅