sentimentality是什么意思？

sentimentality

英[ˌsentɪmenˈtæləti] 美[ˌsɛntəmɛnˈtælɪti]

• n. 多愁善感，感伤癖；

复数：sentimentalities;

例句

• This young lady was known to the whole town for her sentimentality. 这位年轻的小姐以她的易伤感而闻名全城.
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up - holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识,才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事,同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者.
• the cloying sentimentality of her novels 她的小说中令人厌烦的感伤情调
• Such feelings infuse Ekhrajiha, which is nonetheless an odd mix of slapstick humour and mawkish sentimentality. 电影Ekhrajiha(无家可归)是一部由幽默闹剧及令人厌恶的情节组成的奇怪混合物,其中到处充斥着这种感情.
• These are men whose hearts are aligned to Wall Street stoniness rather than Mancunian sentimentality. 格拉泽一家的心像华尔街般冷漠而不是像曼彻斯特人一样感情丰富.
• Sheridan's play shows both sides of the coin. He establishes an antiphony of cynicism and sentimentality ( Jonathan Miller ) 谢里丹的戏剧表现了硬币的两面性. 他创作了愤世疾俗和伤感的相互呼应 ( 乔纳森米勒 )
• The director discovered a rich vein of sentimentality... 导演发现了一个丰富的情感源泉。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  感伤的;多情的;多愁善感的
  Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered exaggerated and foolish.
  例句
  I'm trying not to be sentimental about the past... 我努力不让自己表现得感怀过去。 It's a very sentimental play. 这是一部十分煽情的戏。
• ADJ
  情感(上)的;(尤指)(出于)怀旧的
  Sentimental means relating to or involving feelings such as pity or love, especially for things in the past.
  例句
  Our paintings and photographs are of sentimental value only... 我们的画作和照片仅有纪念价值。 Perhaps he has returned for sentimental reasons. 也许他是出于情感上的原因才回来的。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. falsely emotional in a maudlin way
  2. extravagant or affected feeling or emotion