noun🔗Shareデウス・エクス・マキナ、ご都合主義(authorship) Any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that he or she desired."The hero was about to be defeated when, out of nowhere, a friendly dragon appeared and saved him; it felt like a total deus ex machina because dragons had never been mentioned before in the story. "主人公は負けそうになったとき、どこからともなくフレンドリーなドラゴンが現れて彼を救った。物語の中でドラゴンが一度も言及されていなかったため、まるでご都合主義のように感じた。storyliteraturewritingentertainmentmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareデウス・エクス・マキナ、ご都合主義A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation."We used a sale of the business at a ridiculously high multiple to make the numbers work, a deus ex machina."私たちは、数字を合わせるために、ばかげたほど高い倍率での事業売却を利用しました。これはデウス・エクス・マキナです。storyliteraturemythologyphilosophyentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareデウス・エクス・マキナA machine used to bring actors playing gods onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above."The sudden appearance of a helpful uncle at the school fundraiser was a deus ex machina, resolving the problem of low donations. "学校の資金集めイベントに現れた親切なおじさんは、寄付金不足の問題を解決するデウス・エクス・マキナだった。stageliteraturemythologyentertainmentmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
