► 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:
- 彼の発言は事実を歪曲している ⇨ His remark is distorting the truth
- 彼の発言には深い意味がある ⇨ His comment has a deep meaning
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 彼の不快な発言で皆ドン引きした ⇨ Everybody cringed at his offensive remark
- 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
- 自由に発言出来ない気詰まりな雰囲気 ⇨ An awkward atmosphere where you cannot speak freely
- 彼の発言に観衆がざわめいた ⇨ The audience grumbled reacting to his comment
- 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
- 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
- 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