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单词 procrustean
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Pro·crus·te·an

adjective
/ˌprəʊˈkrʌstiən/
/ˌprəʊˈkrʌstiən/
  1. (of a system, a set of rules, etc.) treating all people or things as if they are the same, without considering individual differences and in a way that is too strict and unreasonable强求一致的;一刀切的
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    Word Originmid 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.
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