father tongue

短语

发音

UK /ˈfɑː.ðə ˌtʌŋ/
US /ˈfɑ.ðɚ ˌtʌŋ/

词形变化

father tongues 复数 father tongues

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A separate language for expressing ideas, as opposed to the vernacular (mother tongue) which is employed for everyday speech.

  2. 2.

    The form of language acquired through education and reading, as opposed to the dialect one grows up speaking; educated or formal language.

  3. 3.

    A second language that one speaks fluently.

  4. 4.

    The language spoken by one's father, when it differs from that spoken by one's mother.

词源

From father + tongue (“language”), modelled after mother tongue.

来源：wiktionary