deus ex machina

短语

n. 解围的人或事件

发音

UK /ˌdeɪ.əs ɛks ˈmækɪnə/
UK /ˌdeɪ.əs ɛks məˈʃiːnə/
UK /ˌdiːəs ɛks məˈʃiːnə/
US /ˌdeɪ.əs ˌɛks ˈmɑkənə/
US /ˌdeɪ.əs ˌɛks ˈmækənə/

词形变化

dei ex machina 复数 dei ex machina dei ex machinis deus ex machinas di ex machina di ex machinis dii ex machina dii ex machinis dei ex machinis 复数 deus ex machinas 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that they desired.

    语言学

    Near-synonym: (vulgar, slang) ass-pull

  2. 2.

    A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.

    机械降神

    引申义
  3. 3.

    A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).

    历史 文学
  4. 4.

    A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

cause

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin deus ex māchinā (literally “god from a machine [i.e., a device, scaffolding, contrivance]”), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēkhanês theós).

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