di ex machinis

短语

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    plural of deus ex machina

    罕用

    They do not depend on external circumstances, implausible natural events, startling coincidences, and the other di ex machinis that stalk mechanically through much romantic fiction.

    1976: Art Byrne and Seán McMahon, Faces of the West, 1875–1925: A Record of Life in the West of Ireland, Photographic [and] Literary, page 33 (Appletree Press Ltd; →ISBN, 9780904651126); and reprinted in: