accountancy

accountancy — noun

1. the work that an accountant does, including keeping records of money that a comp

1.名詞B2
釋義

the work that an accountant does, including keeping records of money that a company spends and earns, checking these records, and preparing reports about them.

例句

Diego studied accountancy at university before joining a small firm in Taipei.

study + accountancy

After ten years in accountancy, Mr. Chen opened his own office near the train station.

in + accountancy for working in the field

同義詞
  • accounting

    everyday and American-English equivalent; covers both the profession and the daily activity

  • bookkeeping

    narrower; just the daily recording of money in and out, not the full profession

  • auditing

    a specialist branch focused on checking that financial records are correct

文法句型

uncountable noun

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable; do not use 'an accountancy' or 'accountancies'. British English uses 'accountancy' more often, while American English tends to prefer 'accounting' for the same idea.

常見錯誤

❌She works as an accountancy.
✅She works as an accountant.
💡'accountancy' is the field; the person is an 'accountant'.
❌I have two accountancies on my CV.
✅I have two accountancy qualifications on my CV.
💡the noun is uncountable, so add a countable head noun.