A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.やや古風
An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.略語
A computer.
A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.比喩的
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.米国
A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.歴史
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