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单词 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.

    they were au courant with the literary scene
    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.
      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.

    they were au courant with the literary scene
    Synonyms
    up to date, up with, in touch, familiar, at home, acquainted, conversant
    1. 1.1 Fashionable.
      light, low-fat, au courant recipes

Origin

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

 
 
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