| 单词 | sentimental |
| 释义 | sentimental (once / 400 pages) adj Call a person sentimental if he or she is led more by emotions than by reason. If you have a sentimental attachment to a favorite stuffed animal, you'll probably even bring it to college with you. Sentimental describes a person who relies on emotions more than reason, or a novel or film that is overly emotional. Derived from the Latin verb, sentire "to feel," sentimental always implies that the emotions are involved a little too much. If you do something for sentimental reasons, you are only doing it because of an emotional attachment. WORD FAMILYsentimental: sentimentalest, sentimentalise, sentimentalism, sentimentality, sentimentalize, sentimentally, unsentimental+/presentiment: presentiments/sentiment: presentiment, sentimental, sentimentise, sentimentize, sentiments/sentimentalise: sentimentalisation, sentimentalised, sentimentalises, sentimentalising/sentimentalism: sentimentalisms, sentimentalist/sentimentalist: sentimentalists/sentimentality: sentimentalities/sentimentalization: sentimentalizations/sentimentalize: sentimentalization, sentimentalized, sentimentalizes, sentimentalizing/unsentimental: unsentimentally USAGE EXAMPLESPart of the agenda of the sentimental Christmas movie is to inspire characters and audience to lead better lives. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) He was also depressive, maudlin, sentimental and he drank like a fish. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Jamie’s sentimental education is also a kind of encounter session. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality Syn tender given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality 2adj effusively or insincerely emotional sentimental soap operas Syn bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, slushy, soppy, soupy emotional of more than usual emotion |
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