► 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:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 彼の発言には深い意味がある ⇨ His comment has a deep meaning
- 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
- 彼の発言を聞いて見識を疑った ⇨ I heard his comment and questioned his judgement
- 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
- 彼の発言に多くの人が気分を害した ⇨ Many people are offended by his remark
- 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
- 軽はずみな発言 ⇨ A frivolous, irresponsible, comment
- 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
- そういう発言は誤解されかねません ⇨ A comment like that could be misunderstood
- 彼の発言は皆の失笑を買った ⇨ His comment earned everybody’s ridicule