trilingual
/trahy-ling-gwuhl or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uhl/US // traɪˈlɪŋ gwəl or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu əl //UK // (traɪˈlɪŋɡwəl) //
三语,三种语言,三语言,三言两语
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : using, speaking, or involving three languages.
Examples
Trilingual, trī-ling′gwal, adj. consisting of three tongues or languages.
The next problem in the study of cuneiform was the decipherment of the second language in each of the trilingual groups.
He had copied two trilingual inscriptions, and recognized at once that he had three languages before him.
The only inscription at Wan that I could not copy was the trilingual tablet of Xerxes.
He wandered about Europe, became bilingual, if not trilingual (he was never quite happy in German speech or German philosophy).
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