maudlin
/ˈmɔːdlɪn/adjective
1- self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, especially through drunkenness(尤指酒后)伤感的; 爱哭的:
the drink made her maudlin
酒使她伤感
a maudlin ballad.
伤感的歌谣。
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- (of a book, film, or song) highly sentimental(书、电影或歌曲)极伤感的:
a maudlin jukebox tune
自动点唱机播放的极为伤感的曲调。
词源
late Middle English (as a noun denoting Mary Magdalen): from Old French Madeleine, from Church Latin Magdalena (see MAGDALEN). The current sense derives from allusion to pictures of Mary Magdalen weeping.