English Dictionary

Matrix

name

(science fiction) A simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans.

The Matrix is a popular movie franchise.

意味（1）

(science fiction) A simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans.

“The matrix has its roots in primitive arcade games,” said the voice-over, “in early graphics programs and military experimentation with cranial jacks.” […] “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts … A graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. […]”

意味（2）

(figuratively) A social institution or apparatus perceived as largely deceptive or illusory.

They claimed that Paraguay’s accommodating immigration laws have proved attractive to Germans who want to “escape the matrix” and flee the “deep state and one world order”.