Definition of au fait in English:

au fait

adjectiveəʊ ˈfeɪo ˈfɛ(t)ˌoʊ ˈfeɪ

au fait with

Having a good or detailed knowledge of.
熟悉的；精通的
you should be au fait with the company and its products
你应该熟悉公司及其产品。
Example sentencesExamples
- Engineers in all sectors of industry must be completely au fait with the state of the art.
- For those of you not quite au fait with Surrealist parlour games, the term ‘exquisite corpse’ originates from the game more commonly known as Consequences.
Synonyms
familiar, acquainted, conversant, at home, up to date, up with, in touch
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 courant
informal clued up about, genned up about, clued up on, plugged into, well up on, wise to, hip to
British informal switched on to
US informal down

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, literally 'to the fact, to the point'.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of au fait in US English:

au fait

adjectiveˌoʊ ˈfeɪˌō ˈfā

au fait with

Having a good or detailed knowledge of.
熟悉的；精通的
you should be reasonably au fait with the company and its products
你应该熟悉公司及其产品。
Example sentencesExamples
- For those of you not quite au fait with Surrealist parlour games, the term ‘exquisite corpse’ originates from the game more commonly known as Consequences.
- Engineers in all sectors of industry must be completely au fait with the state of the art.
Synonyms
familiar, acquainted, conversant, at home, up to date, up with, in touch

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French, literally ‘to the fact, to the point’.

词汇	au fait
释义	Definition of au fait in English: au fait adjectiveəʊ ˈfeɪo ˈfɛ(t)ˌoʊ ˈfeɪ au fait with Having a good or detailed knowledge of. 熟悉的；精通的 you should be au fait with the company and its products 你应该熟悉公司及其产品。 Example sentencesExamples Engineers in all sectors of industry must be completely au fait with the state of the art. For those of you not quite au fait with Surrealist parlour games, the term ‘exquisite corpse’ originates from the game more commonly known as Consequences. Synonyms familiar, acquainted, conversant, at home, up to date, up with, in touch 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 courant informal clued up about, genned up about, clued up on, plugged into, well up on, wise to, hip to British informal switched on to US informal down Origin Mid 18th century: from French, literally 'to the fact, to the point'. Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of au fait in US English: au fait adjectiveˌoʊ ˈfeɪˌō ˈfā au fait with Having a good or detailed knowledge of. 熟悉的；精通的 you should be reasonably au fait with the company and its products 你应该熟悉公司及其产品。 Example sentencesExamples For those of you not quite au fait with Surrealist parlour games, the term ‘exquisite corpse’ originates from the game more commonly known as Consequences. Engineers in all sectors of industry must be completely au fait with the state of the art. Synonyms familiar, acquainted, conversant, at home, up to date, up with, in touch Origin Mid 18th century: from French, literally ‘to the fact, to the point’.
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