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。
• 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。
• His first language is English, but he speak several other languages very well.
  他的母语是英语，但他会说好几门外语。
• English is used as their first language.
  英语被用作他们的第一语言。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 the first language in none of these countries.
  英语在这些国家中都不是第一语言。