Procrustean bed
noun
A bed like that of Procrustes; figurative a measure having the effect of enforcing conformity.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Moseley (1742–1819), physician and opponent of vaccination.
| 单词 | Procrustean bed |
| 释义 | Procrustean bednoun A bed like that of Procrustes; figurative a measure having the effect of enforcing conformity. Origin |
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