To highlight or accentuate the main subject by creating a background or using indirect description; to use subordinate elements to set off the principal one.
在文学创作中，作者常常通过对环境的描绘来烘云讬月，衬托人物的内心世界。
In literary creation, authors often use detailed descriptions of the environment to indirectly highlight and accentuate the characters' inner world.
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