1846 in figurative sense, "violently making conformable to standard," from Procrustes, mythical robber of Attica who seized travelers, tied them to his bed, and either stretched their limbs or lopped of their legs to make them fit it. The name is Greek Prokroustes "one who stretches," from prokrouein "to beat out, stretch out," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + krouein "to strike."
中文解释
1、pro- + crust-(Greek krouein "strike") => procrust- "beat out, strike out, stretch out".2、procrust- + -es => Procrustes: the name meaning "one who stretches".3、procrust- + -ean.4、普罗克汝斯忒斯(Procrustes)是希腊神话中虚构的一个强盗，他抓住过往的游客，然后将其绑在自己的床上，然后拉伸他们的四肢，或者锯掉他们的腿，以使其跟自己的床刚好合适；由此该词的含义被引申为：violently making conformable to standard.
实用例句
1. This phrasal implied meaning in accordance with the Chinese language procrustean method similar is demand/ the not reasonable request handles affairs according to same standard.
这个成语的寓意和汉语削足适履一样是强求一致/不合理的要求按照同一标准办事。
来自辞典例句
2. We are firmly opposed to the policy of a Procrustean bed.
我们坚决反对强求一致的政策.
来自互联网
3. People are firmly opposed to the policy of Procrustean bed.
人们坚决反对那项“一刀切”的政策.
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4. Those strict proprieties of the old days are now regarded as a Procrustean bed.
那些老规矩现在被认为是普洛克路斯特斯之床.
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5. Morning exercise reading is really an annoying unpopular Procrustean bed to all our students.