| 释义 |
pro·crus·te·an
I. \prōˈkrəstēən\ adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Procrustes (from Latin, from Greek Prokroustēs), legendary robber of ancient Greece who forced his victims to fit a certain bed by stretching or lopping off their legs + English -an
1. : of, relating to, or typical of Procrustes
< the procrustean legend >
< Procrustean reasoning — Nathaniel Peffer >
< procrustean determination to make the evidence fit the theory — Walter Lippmann >
2. : that is marked by complete disregard of individual differences or special circumstances and that arbitrarily often ruthlessly or violently forces into conformity with or subservience to something (as a system, policy, doctrine)
< procrustean methods >
< procrustean techniques >
< procrustean legislation — Wall Street Journal >
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized
: one that is procrustean (as in actions, methods) |