mawkishly
mawkishly — 副詞
1. done or said in a way that expresses gentle feelings too strongly, so that the e
矯情地
過度感傷而顯得虛假
done or said in a way that expresses gentle feelings too strongly, so that the emotion appears unreal or forced
The film's final scene was mawkishly sweet, with slow music and tearful goodbyes.
這部電影的最後一幕拍得很矯情，又是緩慢的音樂又是含淚的告別。
mawkishly + adjective describing emotional tone
Rafael described their shared childhood in a mawkishly sentimental way that made everyone uncomfortable.
Rafael 用很矯情的方式描述他們共同的童年，讓在場的人都很不自在。
mawkishly + sentimental (common collocation)
The poem praised her eyes mawkishly, using hollow phrases like 'stars of the universe.'
那首詩用了一些空洞的漂亮話，矯情地讚美她的眼睛。
Ayesha found the Valentine's card too mawkishly romantic and decided not to send it.
Ayesha 覺得那張情人節卡片太過矯情浪漫，最後還是決定不寄出去。
Zola rolled her eyes at the mawkishly cheerful song playing in the cafe.
Zola 翻了個白眼，受不了咖啡店裡那首過度歡快的矯情歌曲。
- sentimentally
less disapproving; can describe genuine emotion
- cloyingly
similar disapproving tone, emphasises the sickeningly sweet aspect
- saccharinely
even more literary; stresses the artificial sweetness
文法句型
mawkishly + adjective
mawkishly + verb
用法筆記
This is a strongly disapproving word, used mainly in formal or literary writing to criticise emotional expression as excessive and insincere.