mother tongue

英 [ˌmʌðə ˈtʌŋ]

美 [ˌmʌðər ˈtʌŋ]

n.  母语; 本国语

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 母语；本国语
  the language that you first learn to speak when you are a child

柯林斯词典

• 母语;本国语;本族语
  Yourmother tongueis the language that you learn from your parents when you are a baby.

英英释义

noun

• one's native language
  Synonym:maternal languagefirst language

双语例句

• England is not my mother country, but English is my mother tongue.
  英国不是我的祖国，但英语却是我的母语。
• I speak nothing but our mother tongue. What's your native language?
  我只说我们的本国语。你的本国语是什么？
• First, because Mandarin Chinese is not my mother tongue, I took a two-month crash course.
  首先，因为普通话不是我的母语，我先上了两个月的语言课。
• His mother tongue was Korean but spoke fluent English.
  他的母语是朝鲜语，但英语流利。
• Including your mother tongue and your second foreign language tool.
  第二是语言技能，包括你的母语和作为工具的第二外语。
• The scholar is well versed in Latin, not to speak of English which is his mother tongue.
  那位学者精通拉丁语，至于他的本族语英语就更不用说了。
• How do we learn our mother tongue?
  我们是怎样学会母语的呢？
• He can't speak his mother tongue, much less english.
  他连自己的母语都说不会，更别提英语了。
• I was brought in Bolin and french is my mother tongue.
  你猜对了！我生长在法语是我的母语。
• It's my mother tongue.
  这是我的母语。