► 動詞
発言 [はつげん] [発言する] meaning: speak rank: 2
☆ 発言したい人は手を挙げて下さい ⇨ Please raise your hand if you’d like to speak, comment (☛ Speak publicly)
► 名詞
発言 [はつげん] meaning: comment rank: 2
☆ 彼の発言は大きな物議を醸し出した ⇨ His comment started a big controversy
More examples:
- 彼の差別発言は皆の大顰蹙を買った (だいひんしゅく) ⇨ His prejudiced comment bought, received, exasperations from everybody
- 歯に衣を着せぬ発言 (はにいをきせぬ) ⇨ A comment with unclothed, bare, teeth. Words not minced
- 彼の発言は多くの人の気分を害した ⇨ His remark offended many people
- インターネット上は他人を中傷する発言が非常に多い ⇨ There are so many slanderous comments on Internet
- 彼の発言は物議を醸した ⇨ His comment caused a controversy
- 彼の発言は多くの人の神経を逆撫でした ⇨ His comment rubbed the nerve of many people the wrong way
- まだ状況がはっきりしないので発言を控えたい ⇨ I wouldn’t make any comment since the situation is not clear yet
- 首相の発言は野党の怒りを買った ⇨ The prime minister’s remark caused indignations in the opposing party
- 彼は記者会見で爆弾発言をした ⇨ He dropped a bomb, made an explosive comment, at the press conference
- 彼の馬鹿げた発言に私は失笑した ⇨ His ridiculous remark made me laugh. I found his remark laughable
- 彼は大統領の発言を揶揄した ⇨ He mocked the president’s comment
- 人の気持ちを傷つけるような発言 ⇨ A comment that hurts someone’s feelings
- 彼の発言は座を白けさせた ⇨ His remark threw a wet blanket to the attendance
- 彼の不快な発言で皆ドン引きした ⇨ Everybody cringed at his offensive remark
- 彼の発言が何を指しているのか良く解らない ⇨ I don’t really understand what his remark is referring to