词族 · volte-face
词形变化
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。
英语词源
- 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).