source language

The language from which a translation is made or the original language of a text, document, or speech before being translated into another language.

• 🇨🇳翻译时所依据的原文语言，即文本、文件或讲话在被译成另一种语言之前的原始语言。

1. Original language for translation B2 formal

   The language from which a text or speech is translated into another language (the target language).

   • The translator must be fluent in both the source language and the target language.
   • When translating a novel, the source language is often the author's native tongue.
   • The software can detect the source language automatically.

   🇨🇳源语言