说情

• ピンイン: shuō qíng
• 漢字の分解: 说 = 言 (speech) + 兑 (exchange); 情 = 忄(heart radical) + 青 (pure) — feeling, sentiment

意味

口添えする／取りなす

Used when someone approaches an authority figure to speak up for a third party, typically to reduce punishment or secure a favour. Common in legal, workplace, and social contexts. Carries an earnest tone and may imply bending of rules or favouritism depending on context.

例文

1. 他的朋友去领导那里说情，希望能为他争取到一次改过的机会。
2. 尽管有人出面说情，法院仍然依法对他进行了严肃处理。
3. 父亲亲自去学校为儿子说情，请求校方给他一次留校察看的机会。

使い方ガイド

場面: social interaction, legal, intercession

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 她的老上司专程赶来为她说情，希望公司能够宽大处理。(Her former superior came specially to plead on her behalf, hoping the company would deal with her leniently.)
• 案件审理期间，多名证人为被告说情，称其平日品行端正，并无主观恶意。(During the trial, several witnesses spoke in the defendant's favour, attesting that his everyday conduct was upright and that he harboured no deliberate malicious intent.)

避ける言い方

• 不宜将 说情 用于正式法律程序中的 作证 — 说情 implies informal pleading or interceding on someone's behalf, not formal testimony; in legal contexts use 作证 or 陈述 instead

起源と歴史

说 (speak) + 情 (sentiment, feeling) — to speak of feelings on another's behalf; to plead a case through personal appeal

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal