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 - French is spoken as the first language in this country.
在这个国家法语被当作第一语言来说。 - 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）。 - 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。 - Certainly there is no big difference between using my first language and using English.
当然，用英语还是用母语对我而言没有太大区别。 - My first language is dutch.
我的母语是荷兰语。 - Even if English isn't your first language, these students need your help!
即使你的母语不是英语，也可以用你的热情和爱心帮助孩子们！他们需要你！ - English is my first language but I also studied French in high school.
英语是我的第一语言，但我在高中还学了法语。 - French, the official language, is the first language of88% of the population.
法语，官方语言，这是第一语言的88%的人口。 - The first language I spoke was Chinese and I learned English later, but I forgot all my Chinese.
我会的第一种语言是汉语，后来我才学得英语，但是现在我已经把汉语全忘了。