정원

garden

A yard or flowerbed in a house where grass, trees, etc., are grown.

Korean definition: 집 안에 풀과 나무 등을 가꾸어 놓은 뜰이나 꽃밭.

• 아버지는 분수도 만들고 곳곳에 꽃을 심어 정원을 꾸몄다.

  My father decorated the garden by building a fountain and planting flowers everywhere.

• 가족이 집을 비운 동안 정원을 가꾸지 않았더니 잡초가 많이 자라 있었다.

  Since no one tended the garden while the family was away, lots of weeds had grown.

capacity; the maximum number of admissions

The number of people that is pre-determined in accordance with certain rules.

Korean definition: 일정한 규정에 따라 정해진 사람의 수.

• 사고 여객선은 정원을 초과해 승객을 탑승시킨 것으로 밝혀졌다.

  The passenger ship in the accident turned out to have carried more passengers than its capacity.

• 아버지는 예전에는 학급당 정원이 50명을 넘는 것이 보통이었다고 말씀하셨다.

  My father said that in the past it was normal for class sizes to exceed 50 students.