单词 | procrusteanism |
释义 | > as lemmasProˈcrusteanism Proˈcrusteanism n. Procrustean nature or character; Procrustean methods or principles. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in order to conform > forced conformity Procrusteanism1854 1854 J. H. Hanson Lost Prince xiii. 280 The church, if she would be useful, must adapt herself to circumstances, and eschew Procrusteanism in accidents. 1864 Edinb. Rev. July 168 The repulsive Procrusteanism of the course of instruction. 1996 D. Williams Japan & Enemies Open Polit. Sci. iv. 97 The sins of the positivist—his scientistic procrusteanism, his misplaced faith in logical and mathematical methods, his anti-classicism and his surrender to universal economic laws. < as lemmas |
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