volte-face
英 [,vɔltə'fɑ:s]
美
- n. 完全改变；向后转
英英释义
- 1. a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view;
- "an about-face on foreign policy"
实用场景例句
- The day's events were a remarkable volte-face.
- 当日发生的事件是一次惊人的大转折。
柯林斯例句
- The volte face is particularly dramatic among neoconservatives.
- 新保守主义者的转向尤其戏剧化.
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中文词源
volte-face 大转变
volte,转，旋转，词源同volume,face,脸。引申词义大转变。
英文词源
- volte-face
- a reversal of opinion, 1819, French (17c.), from Italian volta faccia, literally "turn face," from volta, imper. of voltare "to turn" (from Vulgar Latin *volvita, from Latin volvere "to roll;" see volvox) + faccia (see face).
词态变化
复数: volte-faces;