mawkish
/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/adjective
1- sentimental in a feeble or sickly way伤感的, 感情脆弱的：
a mawkish poem.
感伤的诗。
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- archaic & dialect having a faint sickly flavour〈古, 方〉有轻微怪味的：
the mawkish smell of warm beer.
热啤酒的怪味。
派生词
mawkishly
adverbmawkishness
noun词源
mid 17th cent. （in the sense 'inclined to sickness'）： from obsolete mawk 'maggot', from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.