來自圣經中的人物Mary of Magdalene,抹大拉的瑪麗亞。常以哭哭啼啼的形象示人，因此，由其名字引申詞義自憐的，言語傷感的。其字面意思為塔，村莊名，來自希伯來語migdal,塔。
英文詞源
maudlin
maudlin: [16] Maudlin represents a gradual erosion of the pronunciation of Magdalen (exhibited also in the case of the Oxford and Cambridge colleges that have taken that name). The word originated as the name given to a woman called Mary who came from Magdala on the Sea of Galilee, and who according to the Bible was present at Christ’s crucifixion and was the first to meet him after he had risen from the dead. In the Middle Ages she was generally represented in paintings as crying, and so maudlin came to be used for ‘oversentimental’.
maudlin (adj.)
c. 1600, "tearful," from Middle English fem. proper name Maudelen (early 14c.), from Magdalene (Old French Madelaine), woman's name, originally surname of Mary the repentant sinner forgiven by Jesus in Luke vii:37 (see Magdalene). In paintings, she often was shown weeping as a sign of repentance. Meaning "characterized by tearful sentimentality" is recorded by 1630s.
雙語例句
1. Jimmy turned maudlin after three drinks.
3杯酒下肚，吉米愁上心頭。
來自辭典例句
2. He grew maudlin, could hardly see the cards or sit upright.
他變得沉醉了,不拘束了, 幾乎看不清牌,也坐不端正了.
來自辭典例句
3. Mr. Carrey may be consciously steering his movies toward maudlin pop psychology.
金凱瑞也許有意將他的電影帶往感情脆弱的大眾心理學領域.
來自互聯網
4. He always becomes maudlin after he's had a few drinks.
他喝了幾杯酒后總是變得多愁善感.
來自互聯網
5. We saw a maudlin movie about an orphan who lost his parents in the war.