maudlin

🇺🇸 /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
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.

喝了幾杯啤酒後,他變得多愁善感,開始談論他失敗的戀情。

R

Exaggeratedly sentimental, often in an insincere way.

The movie was so maudlin that it made me cringe.

這部電影太傷感了,讓我感到不舒服。

translation

adj. 酒後感傷, 矯情