1. | [c] 语言the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area |
the Japanese language 日语 | |
It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well. 学会说好一种语言需要花很长的时间。 | |
Italian is my first language . 意大利语是我的母语。 | |
All the children must learn a foreign language . 所有的儿童必须学一门外语。 | |
She has a good command of the Spanish language . 她精通西班牙语。 | |
a qualification in language teaching 语言教学的资格 | |
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier(= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages) . 尽管有语言障碍，他们还是相爱了。 | |
Why study Latin? It's a dead language(= no longer spoken by anyone) . 为什么学拉丁语？它已经不再有人说了。 | |
Is English an official language in your country? 英语在你们国家是官方语言吗？ |
2. | [u] 言语；说话；语言the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate |
theories about the origins of language 有关语言起源的理论 | |
a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds 对两岁儿童语言习得的研究 |
3. | [u] 某种类型的言语（或语言）a particular style of speaking or writing |
bad/foul/strong language(= words that people may consider offensive) 脏骂；粗骂；骂人话 | |
literary/poetic language 文学╱诗歌语言 | |
the language of the legal profession 法律专业用语 | |
Give your instructions in everyday language. 用通俗的语言发布指令。 |
4. | [c][u] （用动作、符号和语音来表达思想感情的）表达方式，交际方式a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound |
the language of mime 哑剧的手势语 | |
the language of dolphins/bees 海豚╱蜜蜂的交流方式 |
5. | [c][u] 计算机语言a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer |
a programming language 程序设计语言 |
