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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