early 15c., from Latin auditus "a hearing," past participle of audire "hear" (see audience). Official examination of accounts, which originally was an oral procedure.
audit (v.)
mid-15c., from audit (n.). Related: Audited; auditing.
雙語例句
1. The Audit Commission said that the ministry was in the clear.
審計(jì)署稱該政府部門沒有問題。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Why did the bank not conduct its own audit before lending still more?
銀行為什么不在貸出更多錢之前先審計(jì)自己的賬目呢？
來自柯林斯例句
3. The bank first learned of the problem when it carried out an internal audit.