draconic

形容词 adj.
/dɹəˈkɒnɪk/    /dɹəˈkɑnɪk/|/dɹæk-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to or suggestive of dragons.
    — There are amongst the constellations four great draconic or serpent-like forms.
  2. Very severe or strict; draconian. dated,rare
    — […] they no land / Doom'd to bewail the blasphemy of laws / Making kings' rights divine, by some Draconic clause.

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more draconic comparative most draconic superlative more draconic comparative most draconic superlative Draconic alternative

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词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai
Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai)
Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der.
Latin dracō
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English draconic
From Latin dracō (“dragon”, stem dracōn-) + English -ic.
词源 2
From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ic, after the Athenian lawmaker Draco, known for making harsh laws.
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