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Draconian Prosperity 住口 你 Drə'Kəuniən A.严厉的,严酷的 英 Adj.严厉的,严酷的(E

单词 draconian
音标 [drə'kəuniən]
解释 a.严厉的,严酷的
红宝书 【英】 adj.严厉的,严酷的(e xtremely severe)
【考】 palmy : prosperity / draconian : severity(繁荣的和繁荣/严厉 的和严厉)反义词:indulgent( 放纵的); mild(温和的)
【例】 draconian forms of punishment(残酷的惩 罚形式)
字源 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).
不择手段背单词 adj. 极其残酷的; 十分严厉的 = severe = harsh
【源】Draco: 德拉古(雅典政治家, 制定了雅典法典, 虽然因其公平受到赞扬, 但因其严酷而不受欢迎)
【记】读: 住口! 你! (赶快找一个人发泄一下背单词的痛苦, 考他几个你不会的巨难单词, 如果他不会还则罢了, 反之对他严厉的大喊: 住口! 你! )
【类】palmy: prosperity = draconian: severity 繁荣的对繁荣 = 严厉的对严厉draconian: inclemency = fret: vexation严峻的: 严酷 = 使烦恼: 烦恼(同义, 但词性不同)
【反】indulgent(adj 纵容的); mild = genial = lenient(adj 亲切的)
趣味全助记 【记】dragon 象龙一样兇暴,外国的龙指象带翅膀恐龙一样的动物

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