maudlin

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/    美 /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene. obsolete
    — for alle they worſchipden hir ſouereynly / as worthy was / but ſpecially Mawdelayne / that wolde neuere departe fro hir.
  2. Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow. historical
    — Common Maudlin have somewhat long and narrow leaves, snipped about the edges.
  3. A Magdalene house; a brothel. obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness.
    — Why, man, you couldn't stand—you made everybody laugh in the Gardens, though you were crying yourself. You were maudlin, Jos. Don't you remember singing a song?
  2. Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying.
    — To cap it all I had written a letter to Mara saying that we had to find a way out soon or I would commit suicide. It must have been a maudlin letter because when she telephoned me she said it was imperative to see me immediately.
  3. Tearful, lachrymose. obsolete

词形变化

maudlins plural more maudlin comparative most maudlin superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
maudlinism maudlinize maudlinly maudlinness maudlinwort sweet maudlin unmaudlin

词源

词源 1
From Middle English Maudelen, a dialectal form of Mary Magdalene (typically depicted weeping), from Old French Madelaine (whence Madeleine), from Late Latin Magdalena (see Magdalena, Magdalene, and Maudlin).
词源 2
From Middle English Maudelen, a dialectal form of Mary Magdalene (typically depicted weeping), from Old French Madelaine (whence Madeleine), from Late Latin Magdalena (see Magdalena, Magdalene, and Maudlin).
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