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backstory

noun
🔊/ˈbækstɔːri/
🔊/ˈbækstɔːri/
 [countable, uncountable]
(plural backstories)
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  1. the things that are supposed to have happened to the characters in a film, novel, etc., before the film, etc. starts（电影、小说等的）幕后故事，故事背景
    • The film spends too long establishing the characters' backstories.这部电影对人物的背景故事着墨太多。🔊🔊
    Topics Literature and writingc1, Film and theatrec1
  2. (especially in journalism尤用于新闻业) the background to a news story新闻报道的背景
    • First, some backstory:…首先讲一些背景资料：…
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2