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
- My first language is dutch.
我的母语是荷兰语。 - 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 - 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。 - In many other countries, where English is not a first language, it is an official language;
英语在许多国家不是第一语言，但却作为官方语言存在； - 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 your first language is not English, you should still try to read the non-literary works in English.
如果你的母语不是英语，你仍应该努力以英语去读这些非文学作品。 - Language: Creole is the first language, English and French are also spoken.
语言：克里奥尔语为国语，通用英语和法语。 - English is spoken as the first language in many countries.
英语在许多国家被当作第一语言使用。 - 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。 - Analysis of the Roles of First Language in Second Language Acquisition;
在第三语言习得和输出中第一第二语言的角色分析（英文）