deus ex machina

名詞

UK/ˌdeɪ.əs eks ˈmæk.ɪ.nə/
US/ˌdeɪ.əs eks ˈmɑː.kɪ.nə/

定義 deus ex machina 名詞

  1. Singular(单数)

    A plot device where a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and unexpectedly resolved by an improbable intervention, often leading to an unsatisfyingly neat conclusion.

    指故事或事件中,以不自然或极不可能的方式解决问题,并达成过于简单的结局。

    • The movie's ending felt like a deus ex machina, with a character appearing out of nowhere to suddenly resolve all the conflicts.

      电影的结局感觉像是机械降神,一个角色突然出现,突然解决了所有的冲突。

    • At the end of the story, a magical artifact that had never been mentioned before was used to resolve all the issues; it was a blatant deus ex machina.

      在故事的结尾,使用了一个之前从未提及的魔法神器来解决所有问题;这明显是机械降神。

    • The solution to the problem came far too easily; it was practically a deus ex machina.

      问题的解决来得太容易了;这简直就是机械降神。