能弁

• 読み: のうべん
• ローマ字: nouben
• 漢字の分解: 能 (no/yoku) — ability, talent, skill; 弁 (ben) — speech, eloquence
• 発音: /noː.ben/

意味

Eloquent; fluent; articulate. The quality of speaking with skill, clarity, and persuasiveness. Often used to describe a gifted public speaker or debater.

A na-adjective and noun serving as the antonym of 訥弁 (inarticulate). 能弁な人 is an eloquent person; 能弁に語る means to speak eloquently. Unlike 多弁 (talkative, often with a negative nuance), 能弁 focuses on quality of expression — not how much one says, but how effectively. Often appears in literary, journalistic, or formal descriptions of speakers.

例文

1. 能弁な弁護士は陪審員の心を巧みに動かした。
2. 彼は文章力はあるが、能弁とは言えない。
3. 能弁であることと、言葉に誠実であることは別の話だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: literary writing, character description, formal oratory, legal contexts

トーン: admiring

起源と歴史

From 能 (no — ability, skill, talent) and 弁 (ben — speech, eloquence). The combination conveys the possession of skill in speech — a person who has mastered the art of verbal expression.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated