adj .
harsh ; severe ; cruel 엄격한 ; 가혹한 ; 잔혹한

• This word is very often capitalized. It is derived from the name Draco, an Athenian official who created a notoriously harsh code of laws. Because of this history, the word is most often used to describe laws, rules, punishments, and so forth.
• Locking the children in a dungeon for eleven years was a slightly draconian punishment, considering that all they had done was take a few cookies form the cookie jar.
• The judge was known for handling down draconian sentences ; he ad once sentenced a shoplifter to life in prison without parole.
  그 판사는 가혹한 형벌을 내리기로 유명했다 ; 그는 언젠가 단순한 좀도둑에게 가석방 없이 종신형을 판결한 적도 있었다.
• Mrs. Jefferson is a draconian grader ; her favorite grade is D, and she has never given A in her entire life.