
mushiness 是一个名词,意为"糊状;软烂",也可以引申为"过分感伤;矫情"。它既可以描述食物或物体变得软烂糊状的物理状态,也可以形容情感表达过于甜腻、多愁善感。
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The mushiness of the overcooked vegetables made them unappetizing.
煮过头的蔬菜变得软烂糊状,让人没有食欲。
He tried to hide his embarrassment at the mushiness of his own love letter, but reading it aloud in front of his friends made him realize just how sentimental he had been.
他试图掩饰自己情书中那股矫情劲儿带来的尴尬,但当着朋友的面大声读出来时,他才意识到自己写得有多么多愁善感。
mushiness 由形容词 mushy 加后缀 -ness 构成。mushy 源自名词 mush,最早出现于17世纪,指一种用玉米粉煮成的糊状食物,可能与 mash(捣碎)有关。后来 mushy 从"糊状的、软烂的"这一物理含义,引申出"过分感伤的、矫情的"比喻义。加上名词后缀 -ness 后,表示这种状态或性质。