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sentimental adj.感伤的,多情的,感情脆弱的 Sentimental describes a person who relies on emotions more than reason, or a novel or film that is overly emotional. Derived from the Latin verb, sentire "to feel," sentimental always implies that the emotions are involved a little too much. If you do something for sentimental reasons, you are only doing it because of an emotional attachment. ★★☆☆☆ 1997.6

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[senti'ment(ə)l] Call a person sentimental if he or she is led more by emotions than by reason. If you have a sentimental attachment to a favorite stuffed animal, you'll probably even bring it to college with you. Any regard for the suffering of animals is seen as a mistake—a sentimental displacement of feeling that should properly be directed to other humans. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]感伤的；多情的；多愁善感的 Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered exaggerated and foolish. I'm trying not to be sentimental about the past...我努力不让自己表现得感怀过去。It's a very sentimental play.这是一部十分煽情的戏。sentimentallyChildhood had less freedom and joy than we sentimentally attribute to it.童年并非像我们现在一厢情愿所认为的那样自在快乐。sentimentalityIn this book there is no sentimentality.这本书里没有故作感伤的情绪。2[ADJ 形容词]情感(上)的；(尤指)(出于)怀旧的 Sentimental means relating to or involving feelings such as pity or love, especially for things in the past.   [usu ADJ n]Our paintings and photographs are of sentimental value only...我们的画作和照片仅有纪念价值。Perhaps he has returned for sentimental reasons.也许他是出于情感上的原因才回来的。

英语单词	sentimental
英美音标	[senti'ment(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.感伤的,多情的,感情脆弱的
vocab简明	Call a person sentimental if he or she is led more by emotions than by reason. If you have a sentimental attachment to a favorite stuffed animal, you'll probably even bring it to college with you.
vocab扩展	Sentimental describes a person who relies on emotions more than reason, or a novel or film that is overly emotional. Derived from the Latin verb, sentire "to feel," sentimental always implies that the emotions are involved a little too much. If you do something for sentimental reasons, you are only doing it because of an emotional attachment.
真题原句	Any regard for the suffering of animals is seen as a mistake—a sentimental displacement of feeling that should properly be directed to other humans.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]感伤的；多情的；多愁善感的 Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered exaggerated and foolish. I'm trying not to be sentimental about the past... 我努力不让自己表现得感怀过去。 It's a very sentimental play. 这是一部十分煽情的戏。 sentimentally Childhood had less freedom and joy than we sentimentally attribute to it. 童年并非像我们现在一厢情愿所认为的那样自在快乐。 sentimentality In this book there is no sentimentality. 这本书里没有故作感伤的情绪。 2 [ADJ 形容词]情感(上)的；(尤指)(出于)怀旧的 Sentimental means relating to or involving feelings such as pity or love, especially for things in the past. [usu ADJ n] Our paintings and photographs are of sentimental value only... 我们的画作和照片仅有纪念价值。 Perhaps he has returned for sentimental reasons. 也许他是出于情感上的原因才回来的。
来源	1997.6

Sentimental Emotions Person Pity Love Senti'ment(ə)L Adj.感伤的,多情的,感情脆弱的 Call