maudlin
意味: Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, especially as a result of drunkenness. Describes excessive, insincere, or embarrassing displays of emotion.
Maudlin is always pejorative, implying that the sentimentality on display is overdone, unearned, or fuelled by alcohol. It is distinct from 'sentimental' (which can be neutral) and 'mawkish' (which emphasises nausea at the sentimentality). British culture particularly dislikes maudlin behaviour, and the word appears often in literary criticism of books or films deemed excessively weepy.
例文
- After his third whisky he became maudlin, weeping about a school friend he hadn't seen in thirty years. 喝了第三杯威士忌后,他变得伤感起来,为一个三十年未见的老同学哭泣。Tras su tercer whisky se puso lacrimoso, llorando por un amigo del colegio al que no veía desde hacía treinta años.ウイスキーを3杯飲んだ後、彼は感傷的になり、30年も会っていない学生時代の友人のことで涙を流した。위스키 세 잔을 마신 후 그는 감상에 젖어, 30년 동안 만나지 못한 학창 시절 친구를 떠올리며 울기 시작했다.
- The film's maudlin ending undermined an otherwise sharp and intelligent script. 这部电影感伤的结尾削弱了原本犀利而智慧的剧本。El final lacrimógeno de la película socavó un guion por lo demás agudo e inteligente.その映画の感傷的な結末が、それ以外は鋭く知的だった脚本を台無しにした。그 영화의 짜낼 듯 감상적인 결말이 나머지 부분에서 보여준 날카롭고 지적인 각본을 망쳤다.
- She refused to be maudlin about leaving the house where she had lived for four decades. 她拒绝为离开她住了四十年的房子而伤感落泪。Se negó a ponerse sensiblera por dejar la casa en la que había vivido cuatro décadas.彼女は40年間住んだ家を離れることについて感傷に浸ることを拒んだ。그녀는 40년간 살아온 집을 떠나는 것에 대해 눈물겹게 감상에 빠지는 것을 거부했다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: literary, general
トーン: disapproving
起源と歴史
An alteration of Magdalene, referring to Mary Magdalene, who was typically depicted in medieval art as weeping. The pronunciation shifted from 'Magdalene' to 'maudlin' by the 17th century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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