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背景 はいけい N1

  1. backdrop; background; scenery; setting
  2. background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
  3. backing; support (from behind the scenes)

背景にある はいけいにある

  1. to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason

背景反射率 はいけいはんしゃりつ

  1. background reflectance

背景幕 はいけいまく

  1. backcloth; backdrop (at the back of a stage)

背景放射 はいけいほうしゃ

  1. background radiation

背景画像 はいけいがぞう

  1. background image; static image

背景美術 はいけいびじゅつ

  1. background art

背景説明 はいけいせつめい

  1. background briefing; backgrounder

背景音楽 はいけいおんがく

  1. background music

宇宙背景放射 うちゅうはいけいほうしゃ

  1. cosmic background radiation
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