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demiurge

/ˈdiː-/ /ˈdɛ.miˌɚdʒ/

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noun

造物主，創世神，化生者。

The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.

Examples :

"A demiurge or craftsman god takes pre-existing matter and fashions it in light of the eternal Forms."

一位造物主或工匠神会利用先前存在的物质，并按照永恒的形式塑造它们。

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noun

造物主，工匠神

A (usually jealous or outright malevolent) being who is inferior to the supreme being, and sometimes seen as the creator of evil.

Examples :

"The disgruntled programmer, blaming the system's flaws on a careless design, joked that the software's demiurge was a lazy student who didn't understand object-oriented programming. "

那位心怀不满的程序员，将系统漏洞归咎于粗心大意的设计，开玩笑说这款软件的“造物主”大概是个懒惰的学生，根本不懂面向对象编程。

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noun

造物主，创造者。

Something (such as an idea, individual or institution) conceived as an autonomous creative force or decisive power.

Examples :

"The teacher, a true demiurge in the classroom, inspired her students to think creatively about the problem. "

这位老师简直是课堂上的造物主，她启发学生们用创造性的思维思考问题。

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造物主, 地方行政长官。

The title of a magistrate in a number of states of Ancient Greece, and in the city states (poleis) of the Achaean League.

Examples :

"The ancient Greek demiurge oversaw the local market's regulations. "

在古希腊，这位地方行政长官负责监管当地市场的规章制度。(Zài gǔ xīlà, zhè wèi dìfāng xíngzhèng zhǎngguān fùzé jiānguǎn dāngdì shìchǎng de guīzhāng zhìdù.)

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