ADJ-GRADED 令人感动的;动人的;激起怜悯(或悲伤)的 If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity. 令人感动的;动人的;激起怜悯(或悲伤)的 [literary, approval]
...an affecting drama about a woman with a terminal illness.