adj
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sweet ; excessively or disgustingly sweet
단맛의 ; 지나치게 또는 넌더리나게 단
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Saccharine is a calorie-free sweetener ; saccharine means sweet. Except for the spelling, this is one of the easiest-to-remember words there is. Don't screw up.
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Saccharine can be applied to things that are literally sweet, such as sugar, saccharine, fruit, and so on. It can also be applied to things that are sweet in a figurative sense, such as children, personalities, and sentiments - especially things that are too sweet, or sweet in a sickening way.
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We wanted to find a nice card for Uncle Moe, but the cards in the display at the drugstore all had such saccharine messages that we have been too embarrassed to send any of them.
우리는 모 삼촌을 위해 좋은 카드를 찾고 싶었다. 그러나 상점에 전시된 카드들은 모두 비위가 상할 정도로 달콤한 메시지들이 적혀 있어서 그 중의 어느 것도 삼촌께 보내기가 아주 난처했다.
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The love story was so saccharine that I ended up loathing the heroine and wishing the hero would belch or pick his nose just to break the gooey monotony.
그 러브 스토리는 넌더리나게 감상적이어서 나는 여주인공을 아주 혐오하게 되었고, 남자주인공이 그 감상적인 태도를 단조로움을 깨기 위해 트림을 하거나 코라도 후볐으면 하고 바라게 되었다.