mother tongue

短语

母语 [法] 本国语言, 本民族语言

发音

UK /ˈmʌð.ə ˌtʌŋ/
US /ˈmʌð.ɚ ˌtʌŋ/

词形变化

mother tongues 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

    母语

    本族语

    阿姆话

    His mother tongue is a relatively conservative dialect of Aramaic.

  2. 2.

    The language spoken by one’s ancestors.

  3. 3.

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

  4. 4.

    Informal speech, as opposed to educated language.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

first language

上位词 2

tongue natural language

词源

From Middle English mother tonge, modyr tong, equivalent to mother + tongue. Compare Old Norse móðurtunga (“mother tongue”).

来源：wiktionary