(of a law, punishment, etc. )法律、惩罚等 extremely cruel and severe 德拉古式的;严酷的;残忍的 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犯罪。
Extra ExamplesThe newspaper struggled to continue under the regime's draconian censorship laws. 该报在政府严厉的审查法律下挣扎着继续生存。 Trade unions regarded to draft legislation as draconian. 工会认为立法草案过于严苛。
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.