sentimentality
英 [ˌsentɪmenˈtæləti] 美 [ˌsɛntəmɛnˈtælɪti]

n.

多愁善感，感伤癖；

变形

复数：sentimentalities

英英释义

sentimentality[ ,sentimen'tæliti, -mən- ]

• n.
  • falsely emotional in a maudlin way

    同义词：mawkishnessdrippinessmushinesssoupinesssloppiness

  • extravagant or affected feeling or emotion

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. His poems breathe sentimentality.
   他的诗歌流露多愁善感的情调。
2. Love is never quite devoid of sentimentality.
   爱情从来免不了多愁善感。
3. Her voice dripped sentimentality.
   她的声音中流露出伤感。
4. This young lady was known to the whole town for her sentimentality.
   这位年轻的小姐以她的易伤感而闻名全城。

权威例句

What Is Sentimentality?
In Defense of Sentimentality
Brutality and Sentimentality
In Defense of Sentimentality : A Casebook
Human Rights, Rationality, and Sentimentality
Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Stories (review)
Drugs in Sport: An Issue of Morality or Sentimentality?
Woeful Afflictions: Disability and Sentimentality in Victorian America (review)
The Female Complaint: The Unfinished Business of Sentimentality in American Culture (review)
The Culture of Sentiment: Race, Gender, and Sentimentality in 19th Century America by Shirley Samuels