"schmaltz" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 煽情
• 雞油（猶太食品）

Definition

「Schmaltz」指過度煽情的情緒，常見於音樂、電影或故事。也可以指用於傳統猶太料理的雞油或鵝油。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為非正式用語，帶有輕微貶義，形容藝術過於煽情或俗氣（如“full of schmaltz”）。食物語境下專指猶太料理中的雞油。勿與德語的奶油“Schmalz”混淆。

Examples

That movie was full of schmaltz.

那部電影充滿了**煽情**。

He added some schmaltz to the potatoes.

他在馬鈴薯裡加了一些**雞油**。

I don't like music with too much schmaltz.

我不喜歡太多**煽情**的音樂。

You could tell the speech was pure schmaltz—everyone was tearing up.

明顯那演講全是**煽情**—大家都快流淚了。

Some people love their mashed potatoes with a bit of schmaltz for extra flavor.

有些人喜歡土豆泥中加一點**雞油**來提味。

That commercial was dripping with schmaltz—so cheesy!

那個廣告全是**煽情**—太膩了！