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

• French is spoken as the first language in this country.
  在这个国家法语被当作第一语言来说。
• 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 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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
• If your first language is not English, you should still try to read the non-literary works in English.
  如果你的母语不是英语，你仍应该努力以英语去读这些非文学作品。
• French did not replace English as the first language.
  法语却没有取代英语而成为英国的第一语言。
• 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。
• Imagine you can talk to native speakers just like you talk in your first language.
  想像你可以与以英语为本土语言的人谈话就如同与别人说自己的母语一样。