Procrustes

n. 普罗克汝斯忒斯(希腊神话人物)

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.

    宗教 神话 哲学

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs).

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