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

• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• My first language is dutch.
  我的母语是荷兰语。
• People know that English is not your first language, and most are happy to help.
  他们明白英语不是你的母语，而且他们会很乐于提供帮助。
• 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。
• The first language I spoke was Chinese and I learned English later, but I forgot all my Chinese.
  我会的第一种语言是汉语，后来我才学得英语，但是现在我已经把汉语全忘了。
• 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；