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词组 Morton's fork
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Morton's fork a 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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