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词汇 au courant
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Definition of au courant in English:

au courant

adjective ˌəʊ kʊˈrɒ̃ˌoʊ ˈkʊrɑnt
  • 1Aware of what is going on; well informed.

    熟悉现状的;消息灵通的

    they were au courant with the literary scene

    他们很熟悉时下的文学状况。

    Synonyms
    up to date, up with, in touch, familiar, at home, acquainted, conversant
    abreast of, apprised of, in the know about, well informed about, knowledgeable about, well versed in, enlightened about, aware of, no stranger to
    French au fait
    informal clued up about, genned up about, clued up on, well up on, plugged into, wise to, hip to
    British informal switched on to
    US informal down
    1. 1.1 Fashionable.
      时髦的;流行的
      frocks with au courant details like ruching and asymmetrical hemlines

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, literally 'in the (regular) course'.

Rhymes

aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne

Definition of au courant in US English:

au courant

adjectiveˌō ˈko͝oräntˌoʊ ˈkʊrɑnt
  • 1Aware of what is going on; well informed.

    熟悉现状的;消息灵通的

    they were au courant with the literary scene

    他们很熟悉时下的文学状况。

    Synonyms
    up to date, up with, in touch, familiar, at home, acquainted, conversant
    1. 1.1 Fashionable.
      时髦的;流行的
      light, low-fat, au courant recipes

      流行的清淡低脂食谱。

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, literally ‘in the (regular) course’.

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