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
- 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。 - 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 - 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。 - Imagine you can talk to native speakers just like you talk in your first language.
想像你可以与以英语为本土语言的人谈话就如同与别人说自己的母语一样。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。