sentimentalize(v.)
也 sentimentalise,1764年,不及物动词,"沉溺于情感,扮演感伤主义者",源自 sentimental + -ize。意思是"使感伤"(及物动词)来自1813年。相关词汇: Sentimentalized; sentimentalizing。
Think on these things, and let S______ go to Lincoln sessions by himself, and talk classically with country justices. In the meantime we will philosophize and sentimentalize;—the last word is a bright invention of the moment in which it was written, for yours or Dr. Johnson's service .... [Laurence Sterne, letter to William Combe, Esq., dated Aug. 5, 1764, published 1787]
思考这些事情,让 S______自己去林肯会议,与乡村法官进行古典对话。与此同时,我们将进行哲学思考和感伤; —最后一个词是在写作时的一个灵光乍现,为您或 Dr. Johnson 的服务而创造的.... [劳伦斯·斯特恩,致威廉·康姆先生的信,日期为1764年8月5日,发表于1787年]
该词起源时间:1764年