deus ex machina

• Expressão latina que significa "deus da máquina", usada para descrever uma solução inesperada, artificial ou improvável para um conflito numa história, geralmente introduzida de forma repentina para resolver um problema aparentemente insolúvel.

A Latin phrase meaning 'god from the machine,' used to describe an unexpected, artificial, or improbable resolution to a story's conflict, often introduced suddenly to solve a seemingly unsolvable problem.

1. Unexpected resolutionC1formal

   An unexpected power or event that saves a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a story.

   Resolução inesperada

   • The hero's sudden rescue by a passing helicopter felt like a deus ex machina.
   • Critics accused the author of using a deus ex machina to resolve the conflict.
   • The last-minute inheritance was a classic deus ex machina ending.