anti-sentimental
adjective (also antisentimental) uk/ˌæn.tiˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl/ us/ˌæn.taɪˌsen.t̬əˈmen.təl̬/
反对感情用事的
choosing not to give importance to emotional feelings, but dealing with a subject with careful thought and judgment based on facts
This is a savagely anti-sentimental movie about his life with HIV.
The novel is not merely unsentimental - it is anti-sentimental. 这部小说不仅不感伤——它是反感伤的。
- More examples
- It had no emotion whatsoever; it was completely anti-sentimental.
- Goldsmith was the pioneer of anti-sentimental comedy.
- Anyone who knows the anti-sentimental ethos of the show will guess there is none of the hugging and good times you find in other TV reunions.
Compare: sentimentalunsentimental