sentimentality

sentimentality
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]excessive tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia
    多愁善感;伤感癖
    there are passages which verge on sentimentality.
    有几篇近乎多愁善感的文章。
    [count noun]sentimentalities of this kind seem reserved, in her, for people she does not know.
    她的这种多愁善感似乎是留给她不认识的人的。
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