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| 词汇 | Morton |
| 释义 | (redirected from Morton)Morton's forkA decision in which either of two outcomes will result in equally unpleasant or unfavorable consequences. Many voters feel like they're facing their own Morton's fork this election, having to choose between two candidates that both have record-low approval ratings. Morton's forka situation in which there are two choices or alternatives whose consequences are equally unpleasant. John Morton ( c .1420–1500 ) was Archbishop of Canterbury and chief minister of Henry VII . Morton's fork was the argument used by him to extract contributions to the royal treasury: the obviously rich must have money and the frugal must have savings, so neither could evade his demands. |
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