au courantadj.

/əʊ kuːˈrɒ̃/

/əʊ kʊˈrɒ̃/

Etymology: French.

Acquainted with what is going on; aware of current developments: usually const. with or of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern > (of persons) keeping up with times

au courant1762

1762 E. Gibbon Jrnl. 13 Oct. (1929) 162 Having neglected my Journal from the 14th of September, I was forced to bestow some days to put myself au courant.

1830 J. S. Mill Let. 20 Aug. in Wks. (1963) XII. 59 They are quite eager to place me au courant of all their proceedings.

1849–50 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis xv Doctor Portman and Smirke were both cautious of informing the widow of the constant outbreak of calumny which was pursuing poor Pen, though Glanders, who was a friend of the house, kept him au courant.

1885 Law Q. Rev. Apr. 138 To keep themselves fairly au courant with what was being decided in the various Courts.

1928 Daily Tel. 23 Oct. 11/3 It would have been wiser if the United States had been kept au courant of the negotiations from the very outset.

1962 Listener 8 Mar. 427/2 He also believed that Chambers ‘has a set of spies here in Rome’—to be au courant what Robert is doing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	au courant
释义	au courantadj. /əʊ kuːˈrɒ̃//əʊ kʊˈrɒ̃/ Etymology: French. Acquainted with what is going on; aware of current developments: usually const. with or of. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [adjective] > modern > (of persons) keeping up with times au courant1762 1762 E. Gibbon Jrnl. 13 Oct. (1929) 162 Having neglected my Journal from the 14th of September, I was forced to bestow some days to put myself au courant. 1830 J. S. Mill Let. 20 Aug. in Wks. (1963) XII. 59 They are quite eager to place me au courant of all their proceedings. 1849–50 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis xv Doctor Portman and Smirke were both cautious of informing the widow of the constant outbreak of calumny which was pursuing poor Pen, though Glanders, who was a friend of the house, kept him au courant. 1885 Law Q. Rev. Apr. 138 To keep themselves fairly au courant with what was being decided in the various Courts. 1928 Daily Tel. 23 Oct. 11/3 It would have been wiser if the United States had been kept au courant of the negotiations from the very outset. 1962 Listener 8 Mar. 427/2 He also believed that Chambers ‘has a set of spies here in Rome’—to be au courant what Robert is doing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1762
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