foreground
n.
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.
〔李〕[fore-=front 前；ground n.场地⇒“front ground 前场”→] n. part of a picture toward the front（图画的）前景