► 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:
- 軽はずみな発言 ⇨ A frivolous, irresponsible, comment
- 彼の発言は政党内に不協和音があることを示唆している ⇨ His comment indicates there is a dissonance inside the party
- 彼は大統領の発言を揶揄した ⇨ He mocked the president’s comment
- 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
- 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
- 彼の発言は事実を歪曲している ⇨ His remark is distorting the truth
- 彼の余りに馬鹿げた発言に私は脱力した ⇨ His extremely stupid remark made me limp and numb
- その問題に関しては今は発言出来ない ⇨ I can’t make any comment regarding that issue
- 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
- 彼の発言は多くの人の気分を害した ⇨ His remark offended many people
- 彼の発言に観衆がざわめいた ⇨ The audience grumbled reacting to his comment
- 彼は国会で首相の発言の真偽を質した ⇨ He questioned the legitimacy of the comment the prime minister had made
- 彼の発言を聞いて見識を疑った ⇨ I heard his comment and questioned his judgement
- 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