单词 | deus ex machina |
释义 | deus ex machina n. an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, esp. in a play or novel. Etymology: mod.L transl. of Gk theos ek mekhanes, = god from the machinery (by which in the Greek theatre the gods were suspended above the stage) |
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