Word · Frequency #24911
maudlin
多愁善感的;感情用事的
effusively or insincerely emotional
- 1.
Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness.
因醉酒等原因而以过度热情、流泪或愚蠢的方式表达 affection 或感伤的。
- 2.
effusively or insincerely emotional
多愁善感的
- 3.
Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.
过度感伤的;自怜的
因醉酒等原因而以过度热情、流泪或愚蠢的方式表达 affection 或感伤的。;多愁善感的;过度感伤的;自怜的;婆婆妈妈
In use
He became maudlin after a few drinks, crying about old friends.
She wrote a maudlin letter apologizing for every small mistake.
The film's maudlin ending made the audience roll their eyes.
maudlin expressions of sympathy
a maudlin + noun
用于描述过分伤感或做作的言语或行为。
He gave a maudlin speech at the party.
他在聚会上发表了一番婆婆妈妈的演讲。
be/get maudlin about/over sth
表示对某事物情感脆弱。
She gets maudlin about her childhood.
她对自己的童年变得伤感。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- maudlin sentimentality
- 多愁善感的情绪
- The film's maudlin sentimentality made me cringe.这部电影多愁善感的情绪让我感到尴尬。
- maudlin self-pity
- 自怜自艾
- He drowned in maudlin self-pity after the breakup.分手后他沉浸在自怜自艾中。
- get maudlin
- 变得多愁善感
- She gets maudlin after a few glasses of wine.几杯酒下肚,她就变得多愁善感。
- maudlin tears
- 感伤的泪水
- The old man wiped away maudlin tears as he recalled his youth.老人回忆起青春时擦去了感伤的泪水。
- maudlin mood
- 伤感的心情
- The rainy day put me in a maudlin mood.雨天让我陷入伤感的心情。
- maudlin drunk
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 maudlin 想成“莫德林”:醉酒的莫德林一把鼻涕一把泪,过分多愁善感。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学或影视评论、描写醉酒后过度动情、正式书面叙述 该词通常用于较正式或书面的语境,多出现在文学或影视评论中,也常用于描写某人醉酒后情绪外露、过度感伤或自怜的样子;日常口语中不算常见,且多含轻微的批评意味。
Pronunciation & Spelling
maudlin 的 'au' 读 /ɔ/,maul、haul、fault、fraud 中的 'au' 也读 /ɔ/,其中 maul 还共享开头的 'mau',fraud 则共享 '-aud' 的拼写和 /ɔːd/ 音。这些词都不与 maudlin 整词押韵;maudlin 词尾 /dlɪn/ 没有常见整词押韵。注意拼写相似的 goblin (/ˈɡɒblɪn/) 和 maiden (/ˈmeɪdən/) 读音不同。
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