lingua是什么意思？

lingua

英['lɪŋgwə] 美['lɪŋgwə]

• n. 舌；

复数：linguae;

例句

• The Phoenician is Syria and Asia Minor's lingua franca. 而腓尼基语则是叙利亚和小亚细亚的通用语言.
• Swahili is the principal lingua franca in East Africa. 东非的主要交际语是斯瓦希里语.
• English has become a lingua franca in many parts of the world. 英语在世界上许多地方都成了通用语。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

行业词典

• 医学： 〔NA〕〔复linguae［拉］〕舌：口腔底部可运动的肌肉性器官，司味觉，也有助于咀嚼、吞咽和发音；