Word
schmaltzier
/ˈʃmæltsi,ˈʃmɑːltsi/
adjective
过分感伤的；煽情的
schmaltzier is the comparative of schmaltzy.
effusively or insincerely emotional
- 1.
Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
过于感伤的,情感丰富的,伤感的
- 2.
effusively or insincerely emotional
矫揉造作的情感
过于感伤的,情感丰富的,伤感的；矫揉造作的情感；(歌曲、电影或书籍)过分感伤的；煽情的
In use
The movie's schmaltzy ending made everyone roll their eyes.
I find her songs too schmaltzy for my taste.
He gave a schmaltzy speech about family, but nobody believed he meant it.
a schmaltzy song
schmaltzy + noun (attributive)
通常用于修饰文艺作品
a schmaltzy love song
一首过分感伤的情歌
be + schmaltzy (predicative)
The movie's ending is too schmaltzy for my taste.
这部电影的结局过于煽情，不合我的口味。
be + schmaltzy + about/with sth
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