…In Japan, mechane is translated as a simple machine, and it is explained that this is because these are mechanical elements, but this is incorrect. The English word "simple machine" was used to mean a simple device, as opposed to the complex machines of today, so a potter's wheel or pulley cannot be called simple. The Greek word mechane also has the meaning of a device (deus ex machina) that brings a god into the theater, because it is a lifting machine. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "simple machine" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…メカネは日本では〈単一機械〉と訳され,これらが機械要素だからだと解説されているがこれは誤りである。英語のsimple machineというのは,現在のような複雑な機械に対して〈単純な器械〉という意味でsimpleという形容詞が付されたので,ろくろや滑車を〈単一〉ということはできない。ギリシア語のメカネが劇場で〈神〉を登場させる仕掛け(デウス・エクス・マキナ)の意味をもっているのも,それが起重機だからである。… ※「simple machine」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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