mawkishly
adverb disapproving uk/ˈmɔː.kɪʃ.li/ us/ˈmɑː.kɪʃ.li/
无病呻吟地;多愁善感地
in an awkward or silly way of showing emotion or love
A story that could be mawkishly sentimental is instead treated with delicacy and restraint. 一个可能是多愁善感的故事反而被小心和克制地处理了。
the book's mawkishly sad closing lines 这本书令人感伤的结尾
See: mawkish
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- His book is mawkishly sentimental and predictable.
- The film is mawkishly preachy at times.
- I do like the way Broadway musicals make an audience care - however mawkishly - about their characters.