turn(动词/名词):常指“转动、转向;轮到;改变方向或状态;(名词)轮次、机会、转弯”。(还有其他用法,如“翻页/关闭/调低”等,语境不同含义会变。)
/ tɝːn /
I turned the key and opened the door.
我转动钥匙,打开了门。
After years of failure, his luck finally took a turn for the better, and he started to believe in himself again.
多年失败之后,他的运气终于好转,他也开始重新相信自己。
turn 来自古法语 torner(转动、旋转),进一步追溯到拉丁语 tornare(用车床加工、旋转),核心意象是“围绕轴心转动”,后来引申出“转向”“变化”“轮到”等含义。