单词	maudlin
释义	maudlinmaud‧lin /ˈmɔːdlɪn $ ˈmɒː-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINmaudlin Origin: 1500-1600 Maudlin ‘Mary Magdalen’ (14-16 centuries), from Old French Madeleine, from Latin Magdalena; because she was shown in pictures as crying Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And he does this without being maudlin or self-pitying. His mood was an explosive mixture of maudlin self-pity and forced gaiety, the latter predominating as he got drunker. I became maudlin, drinking more rich claret than my chaplain would like to imagine. Nearing Birmingham, Crilly grows maudlin. No plea for contributions was too maudlin. The anger had turned to resentment, and now the resentment was replaced by maudlin self-pity. Then she drinks too much and gets maudlin about this ex-boyfriend. There are the quiet, maudlin times: injured parties, slighted lovers, Chet Baker playing to serenade them. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► get/grow/become maudlin  Sir Ralph was becoming maudlin after his third glass of claret. 1talking or behaving in a sad, silly, and emotional way, especially when drunkget/grow/become maudlin Sir Ralph was becoming maudlin after his third glass of claret.2a maudlin song, story, film etc tries too hard to make people feel emotions such as love or sadness and seems silly:  a song that is tender without being maudlin
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