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
- 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 - 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。 - English is used as their first language.
英语被用作他们的第一语言。 - 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。 - 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 not used as the first language in China.
在中国英语不是被用作第一语言。 - 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； - 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。