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► 動詞
発言  [はつげん]  [発言する]    meaning:  speak  rank: 2
☆ 発言したいげてさい ⇨ 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
☆ の発言は大き物議した ⇨ His comment started a big controversy


More examples:
  • 首相の発言は野党怒り買った ⇨ The prime minister’s remark caused indignations in the opposing party
  • 余り馬鹿げた発言に脱力した ⇨ His extremely stupid remark made me limp and numb
  • の発言に観衆がざわめいた ⇨ The audience grumbled reacting to his comment
  • 専門家首相の発言を挙っ批判した ⇨ The multitude of experts together criticised the prime minister’s remarks
  • の発言は政党内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
  • の発言をいて見識疑った ⇨ I heard his comment and questioned his judgement
  • の発言はけさせた ⇨ 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えたい ⇨ I wouldn’t make any comment since the situation is not clear yet
  • 差別発言は顰蹙買っ (だいひんしゅく) ⇨ His prejudiced comment bought, received, exasperations from everybody
  • の発言は失笑買った ⇨ His comment earned everybody’s ridicule
  • の発言はくの気分した ⇨ His remark offended many people
  • の発言にくの気分した ⇨ Many people are offended by his remark
  • インターネット他人中傷する発言が非常い ⇨ There are so many slanderous comments on Internet
  • はこちらが発言する間合いをえずに喋り続ける ⇨ He keeps talking without giving me a timing, chance, to say something
  • はずみな発言 ⇨ A frivolous, irresponsible, comment