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
- 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 spoken as the first language in many countries.
英语在许多国家被当作第一语言使用。 - 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 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language.
用第二种语言对第一种语言的内容所做的意思相同的书面传达。 - 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。 - 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