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volte-face是什么意思

volte-face

英 [,vɔltə'fɑ:s] 美 [,vɔltə'fɑ:s]
  • n. 完全改变;向后转

volte-face 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。

volte-face 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).

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