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procrustean

/prəˈkrʌs.ti.ən/

翻译: 形容一种方法或制度,强制推行整齐划一,任意无视个体差异或独特特征,强行削足适履。

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adjective

/prəˈkrʌs.ti.ən/C2formal
  • zh形容一种方法或制度,强制推行整齐划一,任意无视个体差异或独特特征,强行削足适履。

Describes a method or system that forces conformity or uniformity by arbitrarily ignoring individual differences or unique characteristics.

  1. Forcing conformityC2formal

    Relating to a method or system that forces people or things to conform to a rigid standard, often by ignoring differences.

    zh强求一致的

    • The company's Procrustean approach to hiring ignored individual talents.
    • His Procrustean rules made it impossible for creative solutions to emerge.
    • The government's Procrustean policy forced all schools to follow the same curriculum.

    同义词authoritariancoercivedoctrinairedogmaticinflexiblerigiduncompromisingunyielding

    反义词accommodatingadaptiveflexible

词形
  • more procrustean comparative form
  • most procrustean superlative form