► 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:
- 彼はこちらが発言する間合いを与えずに喋り続ける ⇨ He keeps talking without giving me a timing, chance, to say something
- 彼は首相の方針を全面的に支持すると発言した ⇨ He said he totally supported the prime minister’s policy
- 人の気持ちを傷つけるような発言 ⇨ A comment that hurts someone’s feelings
- 彼の発言は論争を呼んだ ⇨ His comment caused a controversy
- 軽はずみな発言 ⇨ A frivolous, irresponsible, comment
- 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気分を害した ⇨ His remark offended many people
- 波立てるような発言はするべきでない ⇨ You should not make comments that cause wave, stir things up
- 彼の発言に多くの人が気分を害した ⇨ Many people are offended by his remark
- 彼は大統領の発言を揶揄した ⇨ He mocked the president’s comment
- 彼の不用意な発言が相手の不信感を募らせた ⇨ His careless comment made the mistrust of the other side worse
- 彼の発言は座を白けさせた ⇨ His remark threw a wet blanket to the attendance
- 彼の発言は皆の失笑を買った ⇨ His comment earned everybody’s ridicule
- 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
- 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