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

• 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。
• 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。
• Even if English isn't your first language, these students need your help!
  即使你的母语不是英语，也可以用你的热情和爱心帮助孩子们！他们需要你！
• 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。
• My first language is dutch.
  我的母语是荷兰语。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。