发言

• 拼音: fā yán
• 汉字拆解: 发 = simplified from 發, meaning to emit; 言 = pictograph of words coming from a mouth

含义

To speak; to make a statement; speech. Refers to speaking publicly or formally at a meeting, conference, or event.

Used as both a verb (在会上发言 = speak at a meeting) and a noun (他的发言很精彩 = his speech was wonderful). Implies a somewhat formal context — more structured than casual conversation. The person who speaks is 发言人 (spokesperson).

例句

1. 请大家轮流发言，每人三分钟。
2. 他在会议上的发言非常精彩。
3. 有谁想先发言？请举手。

用法指南

语境: meetings, conferences, school

语气: formal

正确说法

• 下面请王经理发言。(Next, please let Manager Wang speak.)
• 他的发言赢得了大家的掌声。(His speech won everyone's applause.)

错误说法

• 我们在吃饭时发言 (For casual conversation at dinner, use 聊天 or 说话 — 发言 implies a formal setting with an audience)

起源与历史

Compound of 发 (to send out, emit) and 言 (speech, words), meaning to send forth one's words — to speak up.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal