Definition of "backdrop" in Anglais

noun

1. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

2. An image that serves as a visual background.

3. The setting or background of an acted performance.

4. (figurative) Any background situation.

   • Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing.

verb

1. (transitive) To serve as a backdrop for.

   • a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline