【正确答案】正确答案：Sentimentalism is one of the important trends in English literature of the middle and later decades of the 18th century. As a European idea that emphasized feelings and emotions, a physical appreciation of God, nature, and other people, it presents a new view of human nature which prizes feeling over thinking, passion over reason, and personal instincts of "pity, tenderness, and benevolence" over social duties.

【答案解析】解析：本题考查了伤感主义的定义。这样的题目看似简单，回答起来比较复杂。这种类型的题目很容易在复习的时候被忽视。