sentimental
adjective
uk/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl/us/ˌsen.t̬əˈmen.t̬əl/C2
A sentimentalpersonisstronglyinfluencedbyemotionalfeelings,especiallyabouthappymemoriesof pasteventsorrelationshipswith otherpeople,ratherthan bycarefulthoughtandjudgmentbasedonfacts:
多愁善感的；感情用事的Why be sentimentalaboutthatoldcoat? There's nopointinkeepingit just because you werewearingit when you firstmetme.为什么对那件旧外套依依不舍？就因为你第一次遇到我时穿着这件衣服就留着它，这毫无意义。
It's acheapringbut it hasgreatsentimentalvaluefor me.这只戒指不贵，但对我来说却有很大的纪念价值。
disapproving
giving too muchimportancetoemotions,especiallyloveorsadness:
sillysentimentalsongs/stories愚蠢的伤感歌曲／故事
Feelings - general words
- aura
- charged
- emotional
- emotionalism
- emotionally
- emotively
- feeling
- gut
- himself
- myself
- non-material
- sensibility
- sentience
- sentient
- sentiment
- team spirit
- thirsty
- tingle
- twinge
- vibe
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Sentimental and over-emotional