dea ex machina

短语

发音

UK /ˌdɪə ɛks ˈmakɪnə/

词形变化

deae ex machina 复数 deae ex machina

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A female deus ex machina; a providential intervention (in a story etc.) from a female force or character.

词源

An alteration of Latin deus ex māchinā in English, substituting the masculine or epicene deus (“god”) with the feminine dea (“goddess”).

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