maudlin

🇺🇸 /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
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adjective
R

Being overly emotional and self-pitying, often when drunk.

After a few beers, he became maudlin and started talking about his failed relationships.

喝了几杯啤酒后,他变得多愁善感,开始谈论他失败的恋情。

R

Exaggeratedly sentimental, often in an insincere way.

The movie was so maudlin that it made me cringe.

这部电影太伤感了,让我感到不舒服。

translation

adj. 酒后感伤, 矫情