Two sides turn until they are pointed straight at each other, close enough to see each other's eyes, and neither one steps back. Everything before this was circling and avoiding. A face-off is the moment the avoiding stops and the two of them are simply there, facing.
From the word’s history
Recorded around 1889, from face + off, or as a noun formed from the verb phrase face off.
大約一八八九年出現，由 face（面對）加上 off 組成；也有一說是先有動詞片語 face off，再變成名詞。兩條路線停在同一個畫面：先把臉轉向對方。
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原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
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face-offnoun/ˈfeɪsˌɑf/
- 1
A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
- It's unclear which side will win the latest face-off between the President and Congress.
- Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off.
- 2
hobbiesice-hockeylifestyleThe start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.
- 3
The start of play, when two players attempt to get possession of a ball placed on the ground between them by the referee.
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