一、accountant與accounting
Account 有很多意思，常見的主要是“說明、解釋;計(jì)算、帳單;銀行帳戶。例如：

　　1、He gave me a full account of his plan。

　　他把計(jì)劃給我做了完整的說明。

　　2、 Charge it to my account。

　　把它記在我的帳上。

　　3、 Cashier：Good afternoon。Can I help you ?

　　銀行出納：下午好，能為您做什么?

　　Man ：I'd like to open a bank account .

　　男人：我想開一個(gè)銀行存款帳戶。

　　還有 account title(帳戶名稱、會(huì)計(jì)科目)、income account(收益帳戶)、account book(帳簿)等。

　　在 account 后面加上詞綴 ing 就成為 accounting ，其意義也相應(yīng)變?yōu)闀?huì)計(jì)、會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)。例如：

　　1、Accounting is a process of recording, classifying，summarizing and interpreting of those business activities that can be expressed in monetary terms.

　　會(huì)計(jì)是一個(gè)以貨幣形式對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)進(jìn)行記錄、分類、匯總以及解釋的過程。

　　2、It has been said that Accounting is the language of business.

　　據(jù)說會(huì)計(jì)是“商業(yè)語言”

　　3、Accounting is one of the fastest growing profession in the modern business world.

　　會(huì)計(jì)是當(dāng)今經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)中發(fā)展最快的職業(yè)之一。

　　4、Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting are two major specialized fields in Accounting.

　　財(cái)務(wù)會(huì)計(jì)和管理會(huì)計(jì)是會(huì)計(jì)的兩個(gè)主要的專門領(lǐng)域。

　　其他還有 accounting profession(會(huì)計(jì)職業(yè))、accounting elements(會(huì)計(jì)要素)等。

　　Accountant 比Account只多ant三個(gè)字母，其意思是會(huì)計(jì)師、會(huì)計(jì)人員。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.

　　注冊(cè)會(huì)計(jì)師(或，注冊(cè)會(huì)計(jì)師的縮寫)，必須通過一系列考試方可取得證書。

　　2、Private accountant , also called executive or administrative accountant, handle the financial records of a business.

　　私人會(huì)計(jì)師，也叫做主管或行政會(huì)計(jì)師，負(fù)責(zé)處理公司的財(cái)務(wù)帳目。

        總之，這三個(gè)詞，有很深的淵源關(guān)系。