[paint clouds to set off the moon;(fig) provide a foil to set off a character or incident in a literary work] 原指中国画中渲染云彩以衬托月亮。后比喻作画、作文时所用的一 种手法,从侧面着意点染描写,以烘托所描绘的事物
◎ 烘托 hōngtuō(1) [add shading around an object to make it stand out]∶中国画的一种画法,用水墨或淡彩点染轮廓外部,使物像鲜明(2) [set off by contrast;throw into sharp relief]∶陪衬,使明显突出以写景烘托人物性格-----------------国语辞典:从周围或旁边渲染,使主体或重点更加显明。如:「他的山水画,常用淡墨烘托出远山。」也作「烘衬」。近渲染,衬托,衬著英语 background (of a painting), backdrop, a foil (to set off something to advantage), to offset (something to advantage)德语 hervorheben (V)法语 réhausser, ressortir
◎ 托赖 tuōlài[rely on one's elder or an influential person for protection] 依仗长辈或权势的保护(多见于早期白话) -----------------国语辞典:依持仰赖,多指托庇、托人之福而言。《永乐大典戏文三种.宦门子弟错立身.第一四出》:「深感吾皇,赐金紫双鱼;托赖洪福,采访五湖四海。」《清平山堂话本.戒指儿记》:「我小庵内,今春托赖檀越的福,量化得一尊官音圣像。」也作「托赖」。