| 单词 | lachrymose |
| 释义 | lachrymose (once / 23221 pages) adj A good place to see a display of lachrymose sorrow is at a funeral — people sobbing openly or sniffling quietly into their hankies. To be lachrymose, in other words, is to be tearful. Lachrymose is not a word used much in everyday speech; you wouldn't say, for example, "I feel a bit lachrymose today." No, you'd probably say, "I feel a bit weepy today." Lachrymose is generally confined to use as a written critical term, often meaning much the same as sentimental. Books and plays and films can all be lachrymose, if their intent is to induce shameless sniveling. WORD FAMILYlachrymose: lachrymosely USAGE EXAMPLESLately, there seems to be an entire branch of Twitter devoted to “This Is Us” love and the lachrymose havoc it wreaks. Los Angeles Times(Nov 22, 2016) Gather ye tissues; this ensemble drama has picked up where “Parenthood” left off in the lachrymose monologues department. New York Times(Nov 02, 2016) On a particularly lachrymose episode of “General Hospital,” the staff sings “Hallelujah” as they bus into the mountains for a ski trip. New York Times(Sep 19, 2016) adj showing sorrow Syn dolorous, dolourous, tearful, weeping sorrowful experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss |
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