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monolingual

/mon-uh-ling-gwuhl or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uhl/US // ˌmɒn əˈlɪŋ gwəl or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu əl //UK // (ˌmɒnəʊˈlɪŋɡwəl) //

单语,单语言,单语种,单语的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
    • : spoken or written in only one language.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a monolingual person.

Examples

  • So D’Souza and his colleagues applied a similar experiment to 127 adults who were either monolingual and bilingual.

  • Chang stressed that her detention was far worse for her monolingual Korean parents than for herself.

  • The time when the intellectual affairs of America could be conducted on a monolingual basis is over.