volte
/vɒlt/(亦作volt)
noun
1
- Fencing a sudden quick jump or other movement to escape a thrust, especially a swinging round of the rear leg to turn the body sideways【剑】转身闪避。
2
- a movement performed in dressage and classical riding, in which a horse describes a circle of 6 yards diameter(盛装舞步和古典骑术中的)环骑。
词源
late 17th cent. (as a fencing term): from French, from Italian volta 'a turn', from volgere 'to turn'. Sense 2 dates from the early 18th cent.