auditor
UK/'ɒ:ditә/US
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Definitions
n.
A person who officially examines and verifies financial accounts
审计员（正式审查并核实账目的人）
n.
A student who attends a course as a listener, without taking it for credit
旁听生（只听课、不修学分的学生）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedaudit (hear) + -or (one who does) = 'one who hears.' Originally just a listener; the two modern senses both grow from audit's two paths — the one who 'hears' (examines) the accounts is a financial auditor, and the one who only listens in class is an auditor of the course.
Root audit still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.external auditor外部审计员
- 2.internal auditor内部审计员
- 3.independent auditor独立审计师
Example Sentences
- 1.
The auditor flagged several irregular transactions in the report.
- 2.
As an auditor, she sat in on the seminar but took no exams.