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单词 volte-face
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
volte-face  (volt fäs, vōlt-; Fr. vôltə fas),USA pronunciation n., pl. volte-face. 
  1. Foreign Termsa turnabout, esp. a reversal of opinion or policy.
  • Italian voltafaccia, equivalent. to volta turn (see volt2) + faccia face
  • French
  • 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
volte-face /ˈvɒltˈfɑːs/ n ( pl volte-face)
  1. a reversal, as in opinion or policy
  2. a change of position so as to look, lie, etc, in the opposite direction
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian volta-faccia, from volta a turn + faccia face
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