Account,Accounting 和Accountant
Account 有很多意思,常见的主要是“说明、解释;计算、帐单;银行帐户”。例如:
1. He gave me a full account of his plan。
他把计划给我做了完整的说明。
2. Charge it to my account。
把它记在我的帐上。
3. Cashier: Good afternoon。 Can I help you ?
银行出纳:下午好,能为您做什么?
Man: I'd like to open a bank account .
男人:我想开一个银行存款帐户。
还有 account title(帐户名称、会计科目)、income account(收益帐户)、account book(帐簿)等。
在 account 后面加上词缀 ing 就成为 accounting ,其意义也相应变为会计、会计学。例如:
1. Accounting is a process of recording, classifying,summarizing and interpreting of those business activities that can be expressed in monetary terms.
会计是一个以货币形式对经济活动进行记录、分类、汇总以及解释的过程。
2. It has been said that Accounting is the language of business.
据说会计是“商业语言”
3. Accounting is one of the fastest growing profession in the modern business world.
会计是当今经济社会中发展最快的职业之一。
4. Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting are two major specialized fields in Accounting.
财务会计和管理会计是会计的两个主要的专门领域。
其他还有 accounting profession(会计职业)、accounting elements(会计要素)等。
Accountant 比Account只多ant三个字母,其意思是会计师、会计人员。例如:
1. A certified public accountant or CPA, as the term is usually abbreviated, must pass a series of examinations, after which he or she receives a certificate.
注册会计师(或,注册会计师的缩写),必须通过一系列考试方可取得证书。
2. Private accountant , also called executive or administrative accountant, handle the financial records of a business.
私人会计师,也叫做主管或行政会计师,负责处理公司的财务帐目。
总之,这三个词,有很深的渊源关系。