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maudlin



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a. (形容詞 adjective)

          1.    容易流淚的;感情脆弱的

n. (名詞 noun)

          1.    易流淚;傷感


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–adjective 
1. tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog. 
2. foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness.  

mawkish
–adjective 
1. characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
2. having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating.


　
And it falls, often. As a metaphor for artistic development, a celebrity impersonator who must [ditch] his costume and go his own way is a perilously maudlin conceit, especially if you read him as the director's stand-in. 
 

　
The magic of the movie lies in the way in which Ozon, treading a path that's neither maudlin nor hysterical, manages to [sustain] interest in his main character. As Marie strikes up an on-off relationship with Vincent, grapples [with] the economic realities of a solo life, and copes [with] her own erotic stirrings and fantasy life, pic remains entirely centered on Rampling. 


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lachrymosity
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