deus ex machina的词源

英文词源

deus ex machina (n.)

1690s, from Modern Latin translation of Greek a̲p̲o̲ mekhanes theos, literally "the god from the machina," the device by which "gods" were suspended over the stage in Greek theater (see machine). The fem. is dea ex machina.

中文词源

deus ex machina：机器神，特指剧本或小说中扭转乾坤之力量

来自拉丁语。deus,神，词源同deity, Zeus. ex, 从。machina, 机器装置。来自古希腊戏剧，当主角有难的时候，舞台后的工作人员会用一种类似起吊机的装置将一个装扮成神的演员吊到舞台上空来为主人公解决因难，后词义通用化。参照《新白娘子传奇》。

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