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单词 schmaltz
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
schmaltz or schmalz or shmaltz /ʃmɑlts, ʃmɔlts/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Informal Termsexaggerated tender feeling, as in music:His music may be schmaltz, but it puts the baby to sleep.
schmaltz•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est: a real schmaltzy ending.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
schmaltz  (shmälts, shmôlts),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Informal Termsexaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
  2. Informal Termsfat or grease, esp. of a chicken.
Also, schmalz. 
  • Yiddish shmalts or German Schmaltz; cognate with smelt1
  • 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
schmaltz, schmalz /ʃmælts; ʃmɔːlts/ n
  1. excessive sentimentality, esp in music
Etymology: 20th Century: from German (Schmalz) and Yiddish: melted fat, from Old High German smalz
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