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
  1. His first language is Welsh.
     他的母语是威尔士语。

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
  Synonym:mother tonguematernal language

双语例句

• 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。
• 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；
• 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
• It launched its first language course last year for 40 people.
  孔子学院去年开设了首个语言课程，共收学员40人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Although my verbal score did improve on the second test, I feel that my performance on this section still reflects the fact that English is not my first language.
  虽然我的语文部分成绩的确在第二次考试的时候提高了，我认为，我的表现在这个部分的成绩仍然体现了英语不是我的第一种语言的事实。
• Today, I think I use English more than my first language.
  如今，我用英语比用我的母语要多。
• English is not used as the first language in China.
  在中国英语不是被用作第一语言。