Procrustean
[prəu'krʌstiən]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him .
埃米莉錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes.
德威特編輯
解釋/意思:
adj. violently making conformable to a standard—from Procrustes a Greek robber who stretched or cut a piece off the legs of his captives so as to fit them to an iron bed.
整理:洛蒂