Слово "background". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

I shall never forget the last glimpse which I had of the inn-yard and its crowd of picturesque figures, all crossing themselves, as they stood round the wide archway, with its background of rich foliage of oleander and orange trees in green tubs clustered in the centre of the yard.

I noticed a lot of people from very diverse backgrounds

The second stranger, who had hitherto lingered in the background, now drew near; a pale face looked over the solicitor’s shoulder—yes, it was Mason himself.

“That is the reward, and I have reason to know that there are sentimental considerations in the background which would induce the Countess to part with half her fortune if she could but recover the gem.”

“Before I agreed to see you, young man, I inquired as to your background since you were not personally known to me.

Child's history explained her, far as background can explain steely character.

These people, drawn from many different places and with many different backgrounds, gave the whole life of the County an informality that was new to Ellen, an informality to which she never quite accustomed herself.

And multipotentialites, with all of their backgrounds,

especially if you have any engineering background or talent,