I have this in my text:
在绿色、环保已成为全社会共识的大背景下， 。。。
‘背景下’ says to me ‘under a background' which seems odd. I would rather locate things 'in front of' a background.
Can I change '背景下‘ for '背景前‘ or '背景前面‘ and still win the 'Impeccable Chinese Prize' ？？
2 Answers
No. The grammatical pattern is
在x下
which means "with x as true/under". An example would be:
在共产党的统治下，中国变强了。
So the sentence means something like (though it's kinda hard to translate this semi-literally without sounding very weird):
With a green and environmental world as the consensus background for society...
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I know in Chinese we can say '在 blablabla 的情况下‘， just seems wierd to me to be 'under a background', not 'in front of' or 'before', because the natural opposite of 'back' is 'front'.– PedroskiAug 1, 2015 at 1:01
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1I think the correct way to think of it as "with x as a backdrop" as in with "x" in mind.– RingilAug 1, 2015 at 1:48
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cf。介词，常用介词的用法 in any grammar，e。g。实用现代汉语语法１。在。。。上，２。在。。。中，３。在。。。下。＂在。。。下＂表示条件。中间多为名词短语或有定语的双音节动词。例如：１。在舅舅的劝说下，母亲卖了部分房子和土地，供我们读中学。２。在他的带领下，全乡农民已经脱贫致富，提前实现了小康。３。我们认为在社会主义制度下，积累和消费的关系，根本上是一致的。４。这些花灯、鱼灯是在老艺人的指点下，群众业余创作出来的。５。在老师和同学们的帮助下，小明进步了。– user6065Aug 1, 2015 at 4:51
No.
In Chinese, 下 should be used for an "abstract background", such as
在全球气候变暖的背景下
在当时的社会背景下
在互联网时代背景下
And 前 is usually used for a "concrete background", such as
办公室背景前歪着头拿着报纸的商务男士
灰色背景前的蝴蝶图片
如何在移动的背景前拍摄静态人物
in front offorbackgroundin English?