sentimentally
adverb uk/ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.i/ us/ˌsen.t̬əˈmen.t̬əl.i/
感情用事地
in a way that is influenced by or relates to emotional feelings, especially about the past
He had sentimentally filled the cupboard with his mother's small treasures. 他感情用事地在橱柜里放满了他母亲的小物件。
I'm not materialistic and I try not to get sentimentally attached to anything. 我不拜金，也尽量不因任何事物感情用事。
disapproving多愁善感地
in a way that gives too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness
Stop talking sentimentally, my dear. 亲爱的，别再多愁善感地说个没完。
The film portrays the relationship so sentimentally that it becomes irritating. 这部电影把情感描绘得太多愁善感，让人很不舒服。
See: sentimental
- More examples
- If I'm sentimentally attached to something, I would never consider selling it.
- He he writes sentimentally and movingly about his wife.
- She sentimentally admits that she'll miss the place more than her husband will.
- I don't know how anyone can talk so sentimentally about a dog.