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
- : knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- : spoken or written in only one language.
n.名词 noun
- 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.
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