2015年7月,ETS 竟然考出了這個字:maudlin
請大家趕緊背下來
maudlin [ˋmɔdlɪn] DJ [ˋmɔ:dlin] adj.
talking or behaving in a sad, silly, and emotional
way, especially when drunk 傷感的
以下是http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/maudlin的解釋
You can use maudlin to describe something that brings tears to your eyes,
or makes you feel very emotional. Tearjerkers like "Forrest Gump" and
"Titanic" can be described as maudlin.
Maudlin was a form of the name Mary Magdalene, a character from the Bible
represented in paintings as a weeping sinner asking forgiveness from Jesus.
Maudlin is often paired with sentimental, or even schlocky, to describe cry-fests,
as in "I can't watch another second of that overly-sentimental, maudlin soap opera. Turn that schlock off."
【例句】
She was becoming maudlin after her third glass of claret.
喝下第三杯紅酒,她變得多愁善感。
What saves the book from turning maudlin or dour is the youthful vigor of its language and the narrative propulsion of its storytelling. The New Yorker May 26, 2015
But the maudlin reflections on his mortality are leavened by jokes. The Guardian Jul 14, 2015
但是,他對死亡的感傷反應漸變為(被人嘲笑的)笑話。
Then he turned maudlin as he fiddled with a set of keys tied to his waist. New York Times Jul 11, 2015
撥弄繫在腰間的一串鑰匙後,他變得傷感起來
When gazing directly into the abyss, there’s no better pick-me-up for a maudlin, middle-aged dipsomaniac than a tag-team pair of star-struck female admirers. The Guardian Jul 9, 2015
【字源】
c. 1600, "tearful," from Middle English fem. proper name Maudelen (early 14c.), from Magdalene (Old French Madelaine), woman's name, originally surname of Mary the repentant sinner forgiven by Jesus in Luke vii:37 (see Magdalene). In paintings, she often was shown weeping as a sign of repentance. Meaning "characterized by tearful sentimentality" is recorded by 1630s.
《新約》基督拯救了一個名叫Mary Magdalene的妓女,從其身上逐出了七個惡魔,使
她改惡從良,成為最著名的門徒之一。Magdalene在中古世紀古典畫家和作家筆下表現
的往往是一個珠淚盈眶、雙眼紅腫的悔罪婦女的形象,讓人覺得傷感的。
【聯想1】諧音(台語):磨豆漿。一早起來,天寒地凍地就要“磨豆漿”->令人「傷感的」。
【聯想2】諧音:寞多,琳(人名)->很多落寞的琳琳->傷感的
【同義】
mawkish(諧音:寞淒兮->傷感的),
sentimental(諧音:山東饅頭。想到「山東饅頭」就想到在山東老家的媽媽->就開始sentimental->這是在講「軍中樂園」裏陳建斌演的老士官長嗎?),
soppy
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Think you know maudlin? Quiz yourself:
Which of the following could be described as maudlin?
1.a brief farewell
2.a teary toast at a wedding
3.a firm handshake
4.a telephone bill
ans.2