Korean word

백그라운드

Pronunciation

Romanizationpaekkkeuraundeu

Meaning

  • nounbackground

Example

사진의 백그라운드가 복잡해.sa ji nui paek kkeu ra un deu ga pok jja pae

The photo has a complicated background.

Illustration for 백그라운드 (background)

More examples

프레젠테이션의 백그라운드 색을 조정했다.peu re jen te i syeo nui paek kkeu ra un deu sae geul cho jeong haet tta

I adjusted the background color of the presentation.

Core concept

The space or setting behind what stands in front, extending to the circumstances that shape a person or event.

Common phrases

  • 백그라운드 이미지paek kkeu ra un deu i mi ji

    background image

  • 백그라운드 사진paek kkeu ra un deu sa jin

    background photo

  • 백그라운드 화면paek kkeu ra un deu hwa myeon

    background screen

Similar words

배경paegyeong: The setting and surrounding environment of a person or event.
상황sanghwang: The state of things and conditions at a particular time.
맥락maengnak: The links between facts shown by what comes before and after them.
경력kyeongnyeok: A record of work and professional experience built over time.

Definition in Korean

화면·사진의 장면을 구성하는 뒤쪽 부분이나 풍경을 뜻하며, 비유적으로는 사건이나 사람의 배경적 요소나 경력을 가리킨다.hwa myeon sa ji nui chang myeo neul ku seong ha neun twi jjok pu bu ni na pung gyeong eul tteu ta myeo pi yu jeo geu ro neun sa geo ni na sa ra mui pae gyeong jeok yo so na kyeong nyeo geul ka ri kin da

Word origin

This noun is borrowed from English background, whose parts suggest the area behind a foreground and later support its figurative sense of personal history or surrounding circumstances.

Usage tips

  • Its close match to an everyday English loanword makes it easy to recognize, but context shows whether it refers to scenery or to a person's history.

Other meanings

  • personal backgroundnoun

Opposites

  • 전경cheongyeongforegroundnoun

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