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sentimental

🇬🇧 UK/.senti'mentl/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Appealing to or expressing tender emotions rather than reason; excessively emotional or nostalgic.

感伤的,多愁善感的;感情用事的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sentfeel, perceive, be aware
+
iconnector
+
mentaction, result, state
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=sentimental

Common Collocations

  • 1.sentimental value情感价值
  • 2.sentimental journey怀旧之旅
  • 3.get sentimental变得感伤
  • 4.[sentimental attachment]情感依恋

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The old photograph has great sentimental value to our family.

  • 2.

    He got a little sentimental watching his daughter graduate from college.

  • 3.

    Critics dismissed the film as too sentimental and predictable.

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