► 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:
- 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
- 彼の発言に観衆がざわめいた ⇨ The audience grumbled reacting to his comment
- 専門家が首相の発言を挙って批判した ⇨ The multitude of experts together criticised the prime minister’s remarks
- 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
- 彼の発言を聞いて見識を疑った ⇨ I heard his comment and questioned his judgement
- 彼の発言は座を白けさせた ⇨ His remark threw a wet blanket to the attendance
- 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
- 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
- 彼の発言は皆の失笑を買った ⇨ His comment earned everybody’s ridicule
- 彼の発言は多くの人の気分を害した ⇨ His remark offended many people
- 彼の発言に多くの人が気分を害した ⇨ Many people are offended by his remark
- 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
- 軽はずみな発言 ⇨ A frivolous, irresponsible, comment