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 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 the first language in none of these countries.
  英语在这些国家中都不是第一语言。
• Analysis of the Roles of First Language in Second Language Acquisition;
  在第三语言习得和输出中第一第二语言的角色分析（英文）
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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