目もく標ひょう言げん語ご

noun

target language; object language

Used in linguistics, translation studies, and language learning to refer to the language being learned or translated into. 'Object language' is a less common synonym in academic contexts.

• 目もく標ひょう言げん語ごを母ぼ語ごのように話はなせるようになりたい。

  I want to become able to speak the target language like a native speaker.

• 翻ほん訳やくでは、目もく標ひょう言げん語ごの自し然ぜんな表ひょう現げんを選えらぶことが大たい切せつだ。

  In translation, it is important to choose natural expressions in the target language.