Procrustes

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专有名词
  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. Greek

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Ancient Greek προκρούω (prokroúō)
Ancient Greek -στης (-stēs)
Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs)bor.
English Procrustes
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroústēs).
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