Procrustean
adjective /ˌprəʊˈkrʌstiən/
/ˌprəʊˈkrʌstiən/
- (of a system, a set of rules, etc.
体系或系列规章等 强求一致的；一刀切的 More Like This Expressions from history and legendExpressions from history and legend- Achilles heel
- Cinderella
- Herculean
- Mephistophelian
- Midas touch
- narcissism
- odyssey
- Prince Charming
- Procrustean
- Promethean
- Pyrrhic
- Robin Hood
- Scylla and Charybdis
- Sleeping Beauty
- Stygian
- Titan
词源From the Greek story of Procrustes, a robber who forced people to lie on a bed and made them fit it by stretching their bodies or cutting off part of their legs.词源mid 19th cent.: from the name Procrustes (a robber in Greek mythology who forced travellers to lie on a bed and made them fit it by stretching their limbs or cutting off the appropriate length of leg) + -an.