1690s, "part of a landscape nearest the observer," from fore- + ground (n.). First used in English by Dryden ("Art of Painting"); compare Dutch voorgrond. Figurative use by 1816.
权威例句
1. He is the bowler-hatted figure in the foreground of Orpen's famous painting.
他是奥彭那幅名画中位于前景的戴圆顶硬礼帽的那个人物。
2. The foreground, nearest the viewer, is painted last.
距离观者最近的前景是最后才画的。
3. the foreground of the picture
图画的前景
4. The figure in the foreground is the artist's mother.
图画前景中的人是画家的母亲。
5. The spire of the tower dominates the foreground.