dra·co·ni·an
adjective/drəˈkəʊniən/
/drəˈkəʊniən/
(formal)- (of a law, punishment, etc.) extremely cruel and severe
德拉古式的；严酷的；残忍的 - a call for draconian measures against drug-related crime
呼吁采取严厉措施打击毒品相关犯罪 - There have been calls for draconian measures against drug-related crime.
有人呼吁采取严厉措施打击毒品相关犯罪。
Extra Examples- The newspaper struggled to continue under the regime's draconian censorship laws.
该报在该政权严厉的审查法下艰难生存。 - Trade unions regarded to draft legislation as draconian.
工会认为立法草案过于严厉。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDraconian is used with these nouns:- cut
- measure
- penalty
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from the name of Draco (7th century BC), an Athenian legislator known for his severity + -ian. - a call for draconian measures against drug-related crime