英 [ˈlɪŋɡwə] 美 [ˈlɪŋɡwə]
n. 舌；似舌的器官
复数linguae
lingua /ˈlɪŋɡwə/
→the technical name fortongue
舌-引用次数：8
下咽头
舌;下咽头
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[解剖]舌；似舌的器官
English is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of Asia.
英语正迅速成为亚洲的通用语。
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。
There are, in fact, a number of interlocking reasons for the popularity of English as a lingua franca.
事实上，英语之所以成为通用语，有许多相互关联的原因。
More than nine hundred languages have been invented since Lingua Ignota, and almost all have foundered.
The development of English into the world's lingua franca suggests that spelling is not an insuperable barrier.
Some 28% of Italians speak the world's lingua franca, a figure that the government thinks is too low.