1670s, "of or like sugar," from Medieval Latin saccharum "sugar," from Latin saccharon "sugar," from Greek sakkharon, from Pali sakkhara, from Sanskrit sarkara "gravel, grit" (see sugar). Metaphoric sense of "overly sweet" first recorded 1841. For the sugar substitute, see saccharin.
雙語例句
1. She smiled with saccharine sweetness.
她的笑里只有虛情假意的甜蜜.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. I found the film far too saccharine.
我覺得這部電影太纏綿了.
來自辭典例句
3. He had brought an envelope full of Victory Coffee and some saccharine tablets.
他帶來個信封,裝了勝利牌咖啡,還有幾片糖精片.
來自英漢文學
4. After that, his movies got more saccharine and predictable.