/'mɔ:dlɪn; `mɔdlɪn/
adj foolishly or tearfully sentimental or self-pitying, esp when drunk 伤感的, 落泪的, 自怜的（尤指酒後）.

adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Maudlin 'Mary Magdalen' (14-16 centuries), from Old French Madeleine, from Latin Magdalena; because she was shown in pictures as crying]
talking or behaving in a sad, silly, and emotional way, especially when drunk
get/grow/become maudlin
　Sir Ralph was becoming maudlin after his third glass of claret.
a maudlin song, story, film etc tries too hard to make people feel emotions such as love or sadness and seems silly
　a song that is tender without being maudlin