mawkish
/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɔːkɪʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmȯ-kish/ (ame, mw)
mawkish — 形容詞
- mawkishpositive
- more mawkishcomparative
- most mawkishsuperlative
1. showing emotion, love, or kindness in a way that feels exaggerated, awkward, or
矯情；濫情
情感表現誇張到令人尷尬
showing emotion, love, or kindness in a way that feels exaggerated, awkward, or uncomfortable for other people to watch — for example, a farewell speech that is too long and tearful, or a film scene that tries too hard to make the audience cry.
The film's mawkish ending made the audience groan instead of cry.
這部電影矯情的結局讓觀眾哭笑不得，非但沒哭，反而翻白眼。
mawkish + noun (ending)
Critics said the wedding speech was mawkish and full of cheap emotion.
評論家認為那場婚禮致詞過於濫情，充滿廉價的情緒渲染。
be + mawkish (after linking verb)
The old photograph triggered such a mawkish scene in the cafe that other customers stared.
那張老照片在咖啡廳裡引發了一場矯情的哭戲，其他顧客紛紛側目。
A good writer can describe sad events without sounding mawkish or overly dramatic.
好的作家能夠描述悲傷的事件，卻不顯得矯情或過度戲劇化。
The children's book was praised for handling loss in a gentle way that never felt mawkish.
這本童書因以溫和的方式處理失落主題，從不讓人覺得濫情，而受到好評。
- sentimental
neutral or positive; mawkish is always negative — 'sentimental' can be sincere
- maudlin
more specifically about self-pity and drunken emotion; mawkish is broader
- cloying
focuses on sweetness that becomes unpleasant; mawkish is more about awkward emotional display
- restrained
emotion shown with control and dignity
- unsentimental
matter-of-fact, not given to emotional display
文法句型
mawkish + noun
be + mawkish
用法筆記
Commonly used in literary or critical contexts to describe films, books, speeches, or other creative works. Often paired with negative constructions (e.g. 'without being mawkish', 'avoid the mawkish').