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deus ex machina
The introduction in high matters of a merely external, material, or mechanical explanation instead of an internal, rational, or spiritual one, which is all a theologian does when he simply names God, and all a scientist does when he simply says Evolution.
- 词性: noun
- 行业/领域: 语言
- 类别 Encyclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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