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