draconian
draconian 英 [drəˈkəʊniən] 美 [drəˈkoʊniən]
adj. 严厉的，苛刻的
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- adj. 严厉的，苛刻的
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1. If that solution still proves too draconian for your headstrong daughter, then she is the one who is being unreasonable.
如果这个解决方案对你那勇往直前的女儿还是太过严厉的话，那她就是那个无理取闹的人。
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2. In a letter leaked to the Telegraph at the beginning of the week, Dr Fox warned the prime minister that "draconian cuts" could have "grave consequences".
这周初期，国防部长福克斯给电讯报的一封信中透漏，他已经警告首相“苛刻的削减”可能导致“严重的后果”。
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3. The draconian, decades-old state of emergency must be lifted and with it curbs on freedom of speech and assembly.
持续了几十年、严厉的紧急状态必须被解除，言论及集会自由才有可能被恢复。
- draconian (adj.) 1876 (earlier Draconic, implied from 1640s), from Draco, Greek statesman who laid down a code of laws for Athens 621 B.C.E. that mandated death as punishment for minor crimes. His name seems to mean literally "sharp-sighted" (see dragon).
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