backstory

Vorgeschichte, Hintergrundgeschichte

Frühere Ereignisse im Leben einer Person, die ihre heutige Situation erklären, besonders bei erfundenen Figuren.

In einfachem Englisch: The earlier events in someone’s life that explain their present situation, especially for a fictional character.

• The film explains her backstory.
• Each character has a different backstory.
• His childhood appears later in the backstory.

So benutzt man es: the backstory of someone/something (The novel reveals the backstory of the detective.)

Synonyme: background, personal history

Häufige Wendungen: character backstory, tragic backstory, backstory of someone

erfundene Vorgeschichte, Tarnlegende

Eine erfundene Lebensgeschichte, die die wahre Vergangenheit oder Absicht einer Person verbergen soll.

In einfachem Englisch: A made-up personal history used to hide someone’s real past or purpose.

• The spy invented a backstory.
• Her false backstory included a job in Paris.
• He practiced his backstory before meeting the suspect.

Synonyme: cover story

Häufige Wendungen: false backstory, convincing backstory, invent a backstory