| 释义 |
trilingualism|traɪˈlɪŋgwəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. trilingual a. + -ism.]
The ability to speak three languages; the use of three languages.
1934H. V. Morton In Steps of Master i. 5 And as you go into Jerusalem, glancing at the trilingualism everywhere, the words of St. John come into the mind. 1956Nature 18 Feb. 343/2 If we take into consideration languages read as well as written, no language group can to-day avoid even trilingualism if it wishes to attain the highest standards of culture and scholarship. 1976Word 1971 XXVII. 388 The scope of this article constrains us from adding still a third dimension, where more than a language pair is involved, such as the Yaqui-English-Spanish trilingualism of Pascua, near Tucson, Arizona. |