behind the scenes
behind the scenes は英検準1級・英検1級レベルの英単語で、「舞台裏で、陰で」という意味があります。発音記号は /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
舞台裏で
解説 Definition
表には見えない裏側で物事が行われている様子。舞台裏や水面下での活動を指す。
"Behind the scenes" means happening out of public view or without most people knowing about it. It is often used for work, planning, or influence that supports a result but is not directly seen. It can refer to movies and theater, but also to business, politics, and daily life.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
behind the scenes は、演劇やイベントの表舞台ではなく、裏方の場所や運営側で何かが進む感覚で覚えるとよいです。scene は舞台上の「場面」、behind はその後ろなので、観客や参加者からは見えない作業領域を指します。backstage に近い具体的なイメージがあり、制作、政治、交渉、準備などが公の目に触れないところで進む場合によく使われます。
Picture a stage: the audience sees the scenes, but much of the work happens behind them. `Behind the scenes` means in the hidden working area, close to the idea of `backstage`. It is also used for politics, planning, production, or negotiations that happen out of public view. The phrase points to work that affects the result but is not publicly seen.
例文
A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes to organize this festival.
この祭りを企画するために、舞台裏で多くの努力が行われている。
Behind the scenes, negotiations between the two countries were already underway.
舞台裏では、両国間の交渉がすでに進行中だった。
She prefers to work behind the scenes rather than be in the spotlight.
彼女は注目を浴びるよりも、裏方で働くことを好む。
陰で
(意味 2)解説 Definition
人前では見えないところで、物事を進めたり支えたりすることを表す言い方です。交渉、準備、根回し、意思決定への働きかけなどが、公には目立たない形で続いている場面でよく使います。秘密そのものより、水面下で動くニュアンスが中心です。
"Behind the scenes" means doing work or influencing events in a way that is not visible to the public. It is often used for preparation, negotiation, planning, or support that happens quietly in the background. The phrase does not always suggest secrecy; it usually focuses more on actions that stay out of sight while something is being moved forward.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず behind「後ろに」と scenes「場面・舞台」をそのまま足して、「見えている場面の後ろ側」を思い浮かべると定着しやすいです。映画や演劇の backstage に近く、表向きには見えない所で人が動く感じ。特に politics, negotiations, work などで「水面下で進む」によく使います。on stage が表舞台なら、behind the scenes はその裏。単なる場所ではなく、裏で物事を動かすニュアンスまで含めて覚えるのがコツです。
Picture the visible scenes of a play or movie, and then imagine the space behind them where people are moving things and making everything work. That image helps you remember that behind the scenes means more than just a place: it often suggests quiet action in politics, negotiations, or work. If on stage is the public side, behind the scenes is the hidden side where things are really being arranged.
例文
A lot of important work happens behind the scenes before a big event begins.
大きなイベントが始まる前には、陰で多くの重要な仕事が進んでいます。
She stayed behind the scenes, helping the team solve problems without drawing attention to herself.
彼女は目立たないまま陰でチームを助け、問題解決を支えていました。
Several people were working behind the scenes to bring both sides back to the negotiating table.
双方を再び交渉の場に戻すために、何人もの人が陰で動いていました。
behind the scenes の語源・成り立ち Etymology
behind は be-「そばに」+ hindan「後ろから」、scene は古フランス語経由でギリシャ語 skene「舞台の背景幕」由来。behind the scenes は本来「舞台装置の裏で」で、観客に見えない所で物事を動かす感覚になる。scenario や scenic も同根。
This idiom combines behind and scene. Behind comes from Old English words related to being at the back, and scene came through Old French from Greek skene, meaning a stage backdrop or tent. The phrase first referred to the area hidden from the audience in a theater, and later came to mean actions done out of public view. Related words from the same Greek root include scenic and scenario.
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