sentimentalize
UK/.senti'mentәlaiz/US
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Definitions
v.
To treat or regard something with excessive sentiment; to make something appear more emotional or nostalgic than it is.
使感伤化；流于感伤
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsentimentroot
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alrelating to, having the nature of
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izeto make, to become
=sentimentalize
Common Collocations
- 1.sentimentalize the past将过去感伤化
- 2.[sentimentalize history]将历史浪漫化
- 3.tend to sentimentalize倾向于煽情
- 4.[sentimentalize poverty]将贫困美化
Example Sentences
- 1.
Writers often sentimentalize the past, forgetting its hardships and struggles.
- 2.
The film tends to sentimentalize poverty rather than honestly depicting its harsh realities.
- 3.
He was accused of sentimentalizing rural life in his novels.