English Dictionary

volte-face

/vɒltˈfæs/

noun

A reversal of attitude, policy, or principle. / (literature, chiefly poetry) A dramatic change in mood or tone.

After years of advocating for stricter gun control, the politician's volte-face on the issue surprised many of his supporters.

意味（1）

A reversal of attitude, policy, or principle.

Psychoanalysis has sprung many surprises on us, performed more than one volte face before our indignant eyes.

意味（2）

(literature, chiefly poetry) A dramatic change in mood or tone.

Shakespeare often used volte-faces in the rhyming couplets at the end of his sonnets.