► 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:
- 彼の発言に観衆がざわめいた ⇨ The audience grumbled reacting to his comment
- 彼の発言は論争を呼んだ ⇨ His comment caused a controversy
- 歯に衣を着せぬ発言 (はにいをきせぬ) ⇨ A comment with unclothed, bare, teeth. Words not minced
- 彼の不快な発言で皆ドン引きした ⇨ Everybody cringed at his offensive remark
- そういう発言は誤解されかねません ⇨ A comment like that could be misunderstood
- 彼の発言は物議を醸した ⇨ His comment caused a controversy
- 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
- 彼の馬鹿げた発言に私は失笑した ⇨ His ridiculous remark made me laugh. I found his remark laughable
- 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
- 彼の発言を聞いて見識を疑った ⇨ I heard his comment and questioned his judgement
- 彼の発言に多くの人が気分を害した ⇨ Many people are offended by his remark
- 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
- 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