单词 | maudlin |
释义 | maudlin['mɒ:dlin]a. 容易流泪的, 感伤的, 酒后伤感的n. 伤感 maudlin maud.lin AHD: [môd“l¹n] D.J. [6m%8dl!n]K.K. [6m%dl!n]adj.(形容词)Effusively or tearfully sentimental:感情脆弱的,易伤感的:“displayed an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals”(&b{Aldous Huxley})See Synonyms at &b{sentimental} “对动物们的安康表现出一种近乎伤感的关切之情”(奥多斯·赫胥黎)参见 sentimental语源:Alteration of (Mary) Magdalene [who was frequently depicted as a tearful penitent] (Mary) Magdalene的变化[经常被刻画成含泪的忏悔者的人] 继承用法:maud“linly adv.(副词)maud“linness n.(名词) |
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