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bilingualism

/bahy-ling-gwuh-liz-uhm or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uh-/US // baɪˈlɪŋ gwəˌlɪz əm or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu ə- //

双语,双语教学,双语制,双语主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the ability to speak two languages fluently.
    • : the habitual use of two languages.
    • : Canadian. a government-supported program encouraging all citizens to acquire a knowledge of both English and French.

Examples

  • The truth behind the “bilingual advantage”On the surface, studies such as this seem to support the idea that bilingualism carries non-communication benefits.

  • Rather than just pitting bilinguals against monolinguals, the researchers examined differences in one aspect of bilingualism.

  • Bilingualism must thus be considered as a solution of the language question in Belgium in the fifteenth century.

  • Instead of threatening national unity, bilingualism was its necessary condition.

  • However, they were not so far removed from one another as to make bilingualism difficult.

  • There was considerable bilingualism among the population of the Fort Hall plains.

  • Associated words: bilingual, diglot, bilingualism, bilinguist.