英语词汇au fait的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	au fait
词源	au fait adj. 1743, French, "to the point, to the matter under discussion," literally "to the fact," from au "to the" (see au) + fait "fact" (see feat). Used in French with sense of "acquainted with the facts, expert, fully skilled." Entries linking to au fait Au chemical symbol for the element gold, from Latin aurum "gold" (see aureate). feat n. mid-14c., "action, deeds," from Anglo-French fet, from Old French fait "action, deed, achievement" (12c.), from Latin factum "thing done," a noun based on the past participle of facere "to make, to do," from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put." Sense of "exceptional or noble deed" arose c. 1400 from phrase feat of arms (French fait d'armes). updated on March 01, 2017
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au fait adj.