mindmap root((背景)) background refers to those aspects of a stage or picture most remote from the viewer and against or in front of which the actions or figures are set: city streets visible in the ~; and by extension often refers to the circumstances or events that precede a phenomenon or development: a ~ that prepared her well for the task. setting describes the time, place, and conditions in which the characters act in a piece of literature, art, or drama: chose a 19th century ~ for her novel; and suggests that one is looking at a real-life situation as though it were a dramatic or literary representation: a social reformer who was born into the most unlikely social ~. environment applies to all the external factors that have a formative influence on one's physical, mental, or moral development: the kind of ~ that produces juvenile delinquents. milieu applies especially to the physical and social surroundings of a person or group of persons: an intellectual ~ conducive to bold experimentation in the arts. mise-en-scene strongly suggests the use of properties to achieve a particular atmosphere or theatrical effect: a tale of the occult with a carefully crafted ~.