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单词 maudlin
释义 maud·lin
\ˈmȯdlə̇n\ adjective
Etymology: from Maudlin Mary Magdalene, woman whom Jesus healed of evil spirits (Lk 8:2), from Middle English Maudeleyn, from Old French Madelaine, from Late Latin Magdalene, from Greek Magdalēnē; from the practice of representing Mary Magdalene in paintings as a penitent sinner with eyes swollen and red with weeping
1. archaic : tearful, weeping, lachrymose
2. : tearfully or weakly emotional : effusively sentimental
 < maudlin eloquence >
 < a maudlin poet >
 < maudlin expressions of regret >
3. : drunk enough to be emotionally silly : fuddled
 < a mob of maudlin rummies … sing hymns — Joseph Mitchell >
Synonyms: see sentimental
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