deus ex machina 词源(Etymology) - 趣词词源[英文版]

deus ex machina (n.)[deus ex machina 词源字典]: 1690s, from Modern Latin translation of Greek aÌ²pÌ²oÌ² 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.[deus ex machina etymology, deus ex machina origin, 英语词源]