【每日一词】draconian
draconian
draconian - /drəˈkoʊniən/ adj. 严厉的，苛刻的。这个形容词，用来形容法律、政策、措施等非常严厉或苛刻的，源自古希腊立法者德拉古（Draco），他在公元前7世纪制定了极为严厉的法律。据说，德拉古的法律过于苛刻，以至于犯小罪也会被处以死刑。
1law : of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
2: CRUEL ，also : SEVERE // draconian littering fines
短语
draconian revenue measure: 严厉的征税措施
Draconian Deflector: 龙人盾
Draconian Trilogy: 严酷的三部曲
Draconian laws: 严刑峻法；德拉古法
Draconian Wars: 严酷战争
draconian tower: 龙人之塔
baaz draconian: 兹龙人
Draconian Cylix 执政官的高脚杯
draconian genial 苛刻的
draconian regulation 限量监管
Draconian Devil 严酷魔王
draconian budget cuts 大幅度的削减预算; 严酷的法典;
例句
But lowering birth rate need not be so draconian. 但降低生育率无需如此严苛。
Stop with all the "Apple's Draconian rules" crap. 终止与苹果的所有严格规则。
That's perhaps a little more draconian but that's a quick action. 那可能是有点更苛刻的，但是那是个快动作。
Democrats will shriek about draconian spending cuts, but the instructions the House has given are modest — really, too modest, if the goal is to change the long-run trajectory of the federal debt. —The Editors, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
When the documentary begins, the network still operates freely in Russia but is subject to draconian guidelines, one requiring that a message be broadcast before each program stating that everything is lies spread by foreign agents. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, there is a way to make such withholding much less draconian—and for most legitimate private investors, at least those not based in China, innocuous. —Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
This draconian action will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin. —Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025
