英和和英

名詞

turn-about (plural turn-abouts)

1. Alternative spelling of turnabout.

アナグラム

• about turn, about-turn

語源

From turn +‎ about.

名詞

turnabout (countable and uncountable, plural turnabouts)

1. The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
   • 1975, National Geographic, volume 148, page 380:

     It is a fine dance, fast and intricate, with many turnabouts. The women's long black hair swirls as they turn; […]

2. A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse.
   • 1974 April 7, “People”, in Boston Globe:

     Any idea of how many transsexuals there are in America? About 10,000, some 1500 of whom have changed their sex by surgery. The male-to-female turnabout costs $3000-$5000, while the female-to-male process runs up to $12,000.

3. A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.
4. A three-point turn or any similar act of turning around, with the same outcome, regardless of how many repeated forward-reverse maneuvers it takes.
5. A merry-go-round.

派生語

• turnabout dance
• turnabout is fair play

アナグラム

• about turn, about-turn