deus ex machina

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  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 they desired.
 * 2)  A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.
 * 3)  A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).
 * 4)  A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.
 * 1)  A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.
 * 2)  A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).
 * 3)  A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.
 * 1)  A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).
 * 2)  A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.
 * 1)  A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.

Usage notes

 * Rarely, the plurals dii ex machina, di ex machina, dii ex machinis and di ex machinis are found.
 * The plurals ending in literally translate to “gods from a machine”, whereas the plurals ending in  literally translate to “gods from machines”; in their usage, these plurals generally retain this distinction in sense, however figuratively.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 機械降神
 * Finnish: keinotekoinen juonenkäänne, deus ex machina
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός
 * Modern:
 * Italian: deus ex machina
 * Japanese:, デウスエクスマキナ
 * Korean: 데우스 엑스 마키나
 * Marathi: डेउस एक्स मॅकिना
 * Norwegian: reddende engel
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: де́ус экс ма́хина, бог из машины, (lit: a grand piano in the bush)
 * Spanish: deus ex máchina
 * Swedish: räddande ängel,


 * Arabic: الحَلّ مِنَ السَّمَاء
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: ihmeratkaisu
 * Italian: deus ex machina
 * Japanese: 急場しのぎ
 * Marathi: डेउस एक्स मॅकिना
 * Polish:
 * Russian: счастли́вая развя́зка

Etymology
. lit. 'god from the machine'.

Noun

 * 1) deus ex machina deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in an inextricable situation

Etymology
, itself a calque of.

Noun

 * 1)   contrived plot resolution