first language
英 [ˌfɜːst ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ]
美 [ˌfɜːrst ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ]
n. 母语; 第一语言
牛津词典
noun
- 母语；第一语言
the language that you learn to speak first as a child; the language that you speak best- His first language is Welsh.
他的母语是威尔士语。
- His first language is Welsh.
柯林斯词典
- 母语;第一语言
Someone'sfirst languageis the language that they learned first and speak best; used especially when someone speaks more than one language.
英英释义
noun
- one's native language
双语例句
- On the Application of Translated First Language Materials in English Teaching
刍议英译的母语材料在英语教学中的应用 - English is used as their first language.
英语被用作他们的第一语言。 - Even in our first language, we all know or understand more words that we actively use.
在我们的母语中，我们都知晓或者明白比常用词更多的词汇。 - French did not replace English as the first language.
法语却没有取代英语而成为英国的第一语言。 - The first language he learned to write was Greek, which has a different alphabet.
他最早学习的语言是希腊语，而希腊语有着一套不同的字母体系。 - If English is not your first language, you will need at least two good dictionaries.
如果英语不是你的母语的话，你至少需要两本好字典。 - English is the first language in none of these countries.
英语在这些国家中都不是第一语言。 - English is not used as the first language in China.
在中国英语不是被用作第一语言。 - A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language.
用第二种语言对第一种语言的内容所做的意思相同的书面传达。 - Most people speak English as a first language in the USA.
在美国，大多数人把英语作为第一语言（主动语态）。