彼の意地の悪い発言で、講義が一層激しくなった。

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English Translation

His nasty comments fueled the argument.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の意地(いじ)の悪(わる)い発言(はつげん)で、講義(こうぎ)が一層(いっそう)激(はげ)しくなった。

Romanji

Kare no iji no warui hatsugen de, kōgi ga issō hageshiku natta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

意地 (いじ)

stubborness; obstinacy; willpower; pride; disposition; nature; appetite; desire; greed

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

発言 (はつげん)

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

講義 (こうぎ)

lecture

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

一層 (いっそう)

much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; single layer (or storey, etc.); rather; sooner; preferably

激しい (はげしい)

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...