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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 not used as the first language in China.
  在中国英语不是被用作第一语言。
• My first language is dutch.
  我的母语是荷兰语。
• 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。
• English is my first language but I also studied French in high school.
  英语是我的第一语言，但我在高中还学了法语。
• 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）
• 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。