maudlin

形容词 maudlin:

1. effusively or insincerely emotional
   同义词：bathetic, drippy, hokey, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy

1. He always becomes maudlin after he's had a few drinks.
   他喝了几杯酒后总是变得多愁善感。

maud.lin

adj.（形容词）
Effusively or tearfully sentimental:
感情脆弱的，易伤感的：
例句：
.displayed an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals.(Aldous Huxley)See Synonyms at sentimental
.对动物们的安康表现出一种近乎伤感的关切之情.(奥多斯·赫胥黎)参见 sentimental

来源：
Alteration of (Mary) Magdalene [who was frequently depicted as a tearful penitent]
(Mary) Magdalene的变化[经常被刻画成含泪的忏悔者的人]

【引伸】
maud.linly
adv.（副词）
maud.linness
n.（名词）