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
- 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。 - His first language is English, but he speak several other languages very well.
他的母语是英语，但他会说好几门外语。 - 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）。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - English is used as the first language in america, canada, england, Australia and new zealand.
英语在美国，加拿大，英国，澳大利亚和新西兰被当作第一语言使用。 - 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 - A Research on Schema Theory and Negative Transfer of First Language in Second Language Writing
图式理论与二语写作中母语负迁移的研究 - 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。