學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word: 3592 draconian 嚴(yán)厲的、嚴(yán)苛的，尤其指法律規(guī)定

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 draconian. Draconian is spelled D-R-A-C-O-N-I-A-N, draconian.

draconian 的意思是嚴(yán)厲的、嚴(yán)苛的，尤其指法律規(guī)定。

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, governments have responded by imposing draconian restrictions, mandating business closures and requiring people to remain at home. 隨著新冠病毒在全球范圍內(nèi)傳播，各國政府采取了嚴(yán)厲的限制措施，要求企業(yè)關(guān)門，民眾呆在家里。

Although many Americans have willingly complied with the stay-at-home rules as a necessary way of defeating the coronavirus, that cooperation will quickly disappear if they find that their leaders are abusing their political powers with foolish and even draconian demands. 盡管許多美國人愿意遵守在家隔離的規(guī)定，相信這是戰(zhàn)勝冠狀病毒的必要之舉，但如果他們發(fā)現(xiàn)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人濫用政治權(quán)力，提出愚蠢甚至嚴(yán)苛的要求，這種合作將很快消失。

好的，我們今天學(xué)習(xí)的詞是 draconian, draconian, draconian