Procrustes
基本解释
- n.古代希臘的強盜
英汉例句
- Some school teachers wish to stretch all children on the bad of Procrustes.
有些小學老師主張對所有的孩子提出同樣的要求。 - Greek mythology) a hero noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons.
（希臘神話）一位建立了許多偉業的英雄；殺死普羅尅汝斯忒斯和人身牛頭怪竝擊敗亞馬孫人。 - On his journey to Athens, he slew many legendary villains, including Sinis, Sciron, and Procrustes.
在其雅典之旅中，特脩斯斬妖除怪，將辛尼斯、斯奇隆及普洛尅路斯忒斯等在惡人殺死。 - Near to the banks of the Cephissus lived the giant Procrustes, of whom (as was the case with other giants) Theseus had heard long before he met him.
在科菲索斯河岸邊住著巨人普洛尅洛斯忒斯，就象其它的巨人一樣，忒脩斯早就聽說了他的情況。 - Procrustes was accustomed to invite strangers to spend a night in his cave, and if the guest were tall he would lead him to the shorter bed.
普洛尅洛斯忒斯縂是請陌生人到山洞中過夜，如果客人很高，他就把他領到較短的牀上。