1 producing or connected with emotions such as romantic love, pity, sadness, etc which may be too strong or not appropriate 滥情的；与情感有关的: How can you be sentimental about an old car! 你怎能对一辆旧车这么恋恋不舍呢！a sentimental love song 感伤的情歌

2 connected with happy memories or feelings of love rather than having any financial value 与愉快回忆或爱情有关的（而不在于有经济价值）: The jewellery wasn't worth much but it had great sentimental value to me. 这珠宝不值多少钱，但它对我很有感情价值。 ➔sentimentality /ˌsentɪmenˈtæləti ||; ˌsɛntəmɛnˈtælətɪ/ noun [U] ➔sentimentally /-təli ||; -tḷɪ/ adv