backcloths

英 [ˈbækklɒθs]

美

n.  (挂在舞台后部的)彩画幕布，背景幕布; (事件的)背景
backcloth的复数

柯林斯词典

• （挂在舞台后部的）彩画幕布，背景幕布
  Abackclothis a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.

in AM, use 美国英语用 backdrop


• N-SING （事件的）背景
  Thebackcloth toan event is the general situation in which it happens.
  1. I'm not impressed by the promise of tax cuts against the backcloth of a public-spending deficit.
     在公共开支出现赤字的情况下承诺减税让我不以为然。

双语例句

• Painted canvas [ i.e., theatrical scenery, studio backcloths and the like, cut to shape, in rolls or mounted on wooden or metal frames]
  彩绘油画布[即剧场布景、摄影背景幕及类似制品剪栽成形，成卷或固定在木框或金属框上]