會計英語詞匯解釋

1、一.Account 、 Accounting 和Accountantaccount 有很多意思，常見的主要是“說明、解釋；計算、帳單；銀行帳戶”。例如：1. He gave me a full account of his plan。他把計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 ： Id like to open a bank account .男人：我想開一個銀行存款帳戶。還有 account title（帳戶名稱

2、、會計科目）、income account（收益帳戶）、account book（帳簿）等。在 account 后面加上詞綴 ing 就成為 accounting ，其意義也相應變?yōu)闀?、會計學。例如：1.Accounting is a process of recording, classifying，summarizing and interpreting of those business activities that can be expressed in monetary terms.會計是一個以貨幣形式對經(jīng)濟活動進行記錄、分類、匯總以及解釋的過程。2.It has been sa

3、id that Accounting is the language of business.據(jù)說會計是“商業(yè)語言”。3.Accounting is one of the fastest growing profession in the modern business world.會計是當今經(jīng)濟社會中發(fā)展最快的職業(yè)之一。4. Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting are two major specialized fields in Accounting.財務會計和管理會計是會計的兩個主要的專門領(lǐng)域。 其他還有 accounting p

4、rofession（會計職業(yè)）、accounting elements（會計要素）等。ccountant 比Account只多ant三個字母，其意思是會計師、會計人員。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.注冊會計師（或，注冊會計師的縮寫），必須通過一系列考試方可取得證書。2.Private accountant ,

5、 also called executive or administrative accountant, handle the financial records of a business.私人會計師，也叫做主管或行政會計師，負責處理公司的財務帳目。私人會計師，也叫做主管或行政會計師，負責處理公司的財務帳目?？傊?，這三個詞，有很深的淵源關(guān)系。二.Assets、Liabilities 和Owners Equity這三個詞分別是資產(chǎn)、負債和所有者權(quán)益，是會計等式的三個要素。Assets 這個詞表示資產(chǎn)時一定要用復數(shù)形式，即詞尾要有 “s”。如果不用復數(shù)形式，就成為“寶物，天賦、技能”的意思。例如

6、：1. Assets are properties that are owned and have monetary values；for instance，cash，inventory，buildings，equipment.資產(chǎn)是指企業(yè)所擁有的、具有貨幣價值的財產(chǎn)，如現(xiàn)金、存貨、建筑物、設(shè)備。2. Assets are the economic resources that are owned or controlled by a business and can be expressed in monetary units.資產(chǎn)是由企業(yè)擁有或控制并能用貨幣計量的經(jīng)濟資源。3. Asset

7、s can be classified into current assets and non-current assets .資產(chǎn)可以劃分為流動資產(chǎn)和非流動資產(chǎn)。Liabilities 是liability 的復數(shù)形式。它的意思是法律上的責任、義務。如 liability for an accident （肇事的責任）；liability to pay taxes （納稅的義務）。只有其為復數(shù)形式 liabilities 時才表示負債、債務的意思。例如：1. Liabilities are the obligations or debt that a business must pay in

8、 money or services at some time in the future.負債是指將來需用貨幣或服務償還的債務或履行的義務。2. Liabilities are amounts owned to outsiders, such as notes payable, accounts payable, bonds payable.負債是欠外部的數(shù)額，如應付票據(jù)、應付帳款、應付債券。Owners equity 是由 owner (所有者、業(yè)主)和equity （權(quán)益）構(gòu)成為“業(yè)主權(quán)益”。例如：1. Owners equity represents the owners intere

9、st in or claim upon a business net assets which is the deference between the amount of assets and the amount of liabilities.業(yè)主權(quán)益代表業(yè)主對企業(yè)凈資產(chǎn)的權(quán)益或要求權(quán)，凈資產(chǎn)是指企業(yè)的資產(chǎn)總額與負債之間的差額。2. Capital is the interest of the owners in an enterprise. Also known as owners equity.資本是企業(yè)所有者的利益，也稱為業(yè)主權(quán)益。3. Owners equity include o

10、wner “s investment in a business and accumulated operating results since the beginning of the operation.業(yè)主權(quán)益包括業(yè)主的投資以及企業(yè)自開業(yè)以來積累的經(jīng)營成果。上述會計要素相互之間的關(guān)系用一個簡單的數(shù)學公式來表示，就是會計恒等式：Assets=Liabilities+Owners equity資產(chǎn)=負債+業(yè)主權(quán)益三.Ledgers 和 JournalsLedgers 在簿記上是分類帳的意思，可以和其他詞匯搭配，構(gòu)成許多會計詞匯。如ledger accounts（分類帳戶）、general l

11、edger（總分類帳）、subsidiary ledger（明細分類帳）等。例如：1、Ledger accounts are used to record business transactions effect on an accounting entity.分類帳戶被用來記錄交易對會計主體的影響。2、A ledger account is simply a record of changes （increase and decrease）and balances in value of a specific accounting item.分類帳戶不過是特定會計項目價值的變動（增加與減少）

12、和結(jié)余的記錄。3、The general ledger is the book used to list all the accounts established by an organization.總分類帳是一本列出一個單位所設(shè)立的全部帳戶的帳本。4、Further simplification of the general ledger is brought about by the use of subsidiary ledger.使用明細分類帳使總分類帳更加簡化明了。5、The advantages of subsidiary ledger are as following：（1）r

13、educes ledger detail ；（2）permits better division of labor；（3）permits a different sequence of accounts；（4）permits better internal control。明細分類帳的優(yōu)點如下；（1）減少分類帳的細節(jié)；（2）使勞動分工更合理；（3）允許不同的帳戶排序（4）便于更好地內(nèi)部控制。Journal 比較常用的意思是“日記、日志；雜志、刊物”，如keep a journal （記日志）、a ships journal (航海日志)，a monthly journal (月刊)，單詞 di

14、ary 也有“日記”的意思，但journal 比 diary 更強調(diào)“正式記錄”。Journal 在會計詞匯上的意思是“日記帳”。例如：1、In a western accounting system ,the information about each business transaction is initially recorded in an accounting record called a Journal.在西方會計體系中，有關(guān)每筆經(jīng)濟交易的資料最初是記在一本叫做“日記帳”的會計帳上。2、A journal is a chronological(arrange in order

15、 of time ) record of business transactions.日記帳是對經(jīng)濟交易的序時（即按時間的順序）記錄。3、In a journal entry, the debits and credits for given transaction are recorded together, but when the transaction is recorded in the ledger, the debits and credits are entered in different accounts.在日記帳上記帳時，既定交易的借方和貸方一起被記錄，但在分類帳記錄中，

16、一筆交易的借方和貸方進入不同的帳戶中。4、A journal may be a general journal or it may be a group of special journals.日記帳可以是一本通用日記帳，也可以是一組特種日記帳。四.Current assets、fixed assets 和 Current liabilitiesCurrent 是一個很有意思的詞匯。它既可以是形容詞，也可以是名詞。作為形容詞，current 意思是“通用的、流通的，現(xiàn)在的”，如 current money（通貨），current English（現(xiàn)代英語），current fashion（目前

17、流行的風尚）；作為名詞，current 的意思是“水流、氣流，電流，動向、潮流”，如 the current of a river （河的水流），the cold current （寒流），a direct current （直流電），the current of public opinion（輿論的動向）。在這里，還要特別提到英國的兩種存款 current account （活期存款，也相當于美國銀行中的 checking account ）和deposit account （儲蓄存款，也相當于美國銀行中的 savings account ）。如果你到英國銀行對柜員說：“Could you

18、tell me what sorts of accounts there are ？”（您能告訴我有幾種什么存款嗎？）銀行柜員就會說：“Well，there are basically two types of accounts .Theres a current account and a deposit account. With the current account you can pay for things by cheque, but you dont earn any interest . With the deposit account ,you earn interest

19、,but you cant pay for things by cheque”（基本上有兩種存款，一種活期存款，一種儲蓄存款；活期存款你可以用支票支付，但沒有利息；儲蓄存款可以掙到利息，但不能用支票支付。）Current assets 就是“流動資產(chǎn)”。例如：1、Current assets are the assets reasonably expected to be converted into cash or used in the current operation of the business.(The current period is generally taken as o

20、ne year.) Examples are cash, notes receivable, accounts receivable, inventory , and prepaid expenses.流動資產(chǎn)指的是有充分理由認為在當期經(jīng)營活動中轉(zhuǎn)換成現(xiàn)金或被使用的資產(chǎn)(一般是一年期)。現(xiàn)金、應收票據(jù)、應收帳款、存貨以及預付的費用都屬于流動資產(chǎn)。說到流動資產(chǎn)，就不能不提到另一個詞匯 fixed assets（固定資產(chǎn)）。例如：2、Fixed assets are the long-lived assets used in the production of goods or services.

21、 These assets, sometime called non-current assets, are used in the operation of business rather than being held for sale.固定資產(chǎn)是在產(chǎn)品和服務的生產(chǎn)過程中使用的壽命較長的資產(chǎn)。這些資產(chǎn)有時稱為非流動資產(chǎn)，是公司經(jīng)營中為了使用而不是為銷售而置備的資產(chǎn)。Current liabilities 就是“流動負債”。例如：3、Current liabilities . Debts which must be satisfied from current assets within t

22、he next operating period, usually one year. Examples are accounts payable, notes payable, the current portion of long-term debt, and various accrued items such as salaries payable and taxes payable.流動負債。在下一個經(jīng)營期間，通常是一年內(nèi)必須用流動資產(chǎn)償還的債務。應付帳款、應付票據(jù)、長期債務的當期分攤額，以及諸如應付工資和應付稅款等種種應計項目都是流動負債。五. Receivable 、Payabl

23、e和 Prepaid將Receivable 和Payable 兩個詞稍加比較，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)它們后面的四個字母相同，都有-able ，這是英語詞匯構(gòu)成的后綴之一。這個詞綴緊接在動詞之后，使動詞變成形容詞，表示“能夠、適于、可、應”。Receive（收到、接受）加上- able 成為receivable，其意義也相應成為“能收的、應收的”；同樣pay（付款、支付）加上-able 也相應成為“應付的”。這里要特別提到的是，動詞后綴有-able 所形成的形容詞，和一般形容詞不同，在修飾名詞時，它不在名詞之前而在名詞之后。例如accounts receivable（應收帳款）、accounts payabl

24、e （應付帳款）、notes receivable（應收票據(jù)）、notes payable（應付票據(jù)）。下面舉出幾個句子來操練一下這幾個會計詞匯：1、A business with many credit customers would set up the general ledger Accounts Receivable account for all credit customers and a separate account for each credit customer.有很多賒購客戶的企業(yè)應設(shè)置一個應收帳款總分類帳戶，登記所有賒購客戶欠的貨款，并為每個賒購客戶設(shè)置一個明細帳戶

25、。2、Accounts Receivable are often classified as current assets.應收帳款通常歸入流動資產(chǎn)。3、Accounts receivable arise when a business sells goods and service on credit.當企業(yè)以賒帳方式銷售產(chǎn)品或提供服務時，就產(chǎn)生應收帳款。4、A promissory note is regarded as notes receivable for the payee and notes payable for the maker.本票對受款人來說是應收票據(jù)，對出票人來說則是

26、應付票據(jù)。5、Notes receivable which can be collected and converted into cash during next accounting year or operating cycle are classified as current assets and are recorded at face value.能在下一個會計年度或下一個經(jīng)營周期收回和轉(zhuǎn)換成現(xiàn)金的應收票據(jù)，歸入流動資產(chǎn)，并按面值入帳。6、Accounts payable and notes payable are typical example of current liabi

27、lities.應付帳款和應付票據(jù)是流動負債的典型例子。7、As stated above, accounts payable and notes payable are usually created by a companys economic activities, such as purchases of merchandise and services received in the normal course of business.如前所述，應付帳款和應付票據(jù)通常產(chǎn)生于企業(yè)的經(jīng)營活動，例如在正常經(jīng)營過程中的賒帳購買商品和接受服務。Prepaid（預付的） 這個詞和前面的Pay 關(guān)系

28、非常密切,實際上就是在pay 的過去分詞paid 前加上一個前綴pre-，這個前綴表示“前、預先”之意，合起來就是“預付的”。例如：8、Assume that a business paid a $1200 premium on April 1 for one years insurance in advance. This represents an increase in one asset (prepaid expense) and a decrease in another asset (cash). Thus, the entry would be :Dr. Prepaid Expe

29、nsesPrepaid Insurance $1200Cr. Cash $1200假設(shè)，一個公司4月1日支付了1200美圓的保險費預付一年的保險費。這意味著一種資產(chǎn)（預付費用）的增加，另一種資產(chǎn)（現(xiàn)金）的減少。因此，會計分錄應為：借：預付費用預付保險費 1200美圓貸：現(xiàn)金 1200美圓六. Inventory（存貨）Inventory （存貨），在會計英語詞匯中是最基本的詞匯之一，與這個詞匯有關(guān)的詞匯，比如與存貨計價有關(guān)的方法，在會計報表及其說明解釋中是經(jīng)常可以見到的，因此，就讓我們將它們放在一起來漫談。例如：1、Inventory must be measured at the acqui

30、sition cost in conformity with the historical cost principle.存貨必須遵循歷史成本原則按取得成本計價。2、In manufacturing business there are three major types of inventories: raw materials, goods in process of manufacture, and finished goods.對于工業(yè)企業(yè)而言，主要有三類存貨：原材料、半成品和產(chǎn)成品。下面這幾個都是存貨計價的專門詞匯，不能不談到。Specific identification meth

31、od （個別辨認法）3、Under the specific identification method, the specific actual cost is assigned to each unit.在個別辨認法下，要按每一存貨項目辨認實際成本。4、Average-cost method （平均成本法）Average cost is computed by dividing the total cost of goods available for sale by the number of units available for sale.可供銷售的商品成本總值除以可供銷售的商品數(shù)量

32、就得到平均單位成本。5、First-in, first-out method （先進先出法）Under the first-in, first-out method, it is assumed that the first units acquired are the first ones sold; ending inventory is valued at the most recent purchase prices.在先進先出法下，假設(shè)企業(yè)首先銷售最早購入的商品，期末存貨按最近的購貨價格計價。6、Last-in, first-out method （后進先出法）The title o

33、f this method suggests that the most recently acquired goods are sold first, and that the ending inventory consists of “old” goods acquired in the earliest purchases.這種方法的名稱意味著最后購進的商品最先銷售出去，而期末存貨由那些最早購入的“老”存貨構(gòu)成。七.Long-term Assets 和 Long-term liabilitiesLong-term（長期的）和Assets、Liabilities結(jié)合，分別構(gòu)成Long-te

34、rm assets（長期資產(chǎn)）和Long-term liabilities（長期負債）。Long-term assets（長期資產(chǎn)）也有寫成Long-lived assets 的，與Fixed assets（固定資產(chǎn)）、Plant and equipment（廠房和設(shè)備），甚至還有property（財產(chǎn)）相互重疊。請看幾個例句：1、Long-term assets are characterized by highly economic values, physical and nonphysical substance, useful life of more than one accounting period.長期資產(chǎn)有如下特征：經(jīng)濟價值高，具有實物形態(tài)或不具有實物形態(tài)，使用年限超過一個會計期間。2、Long-term assets are classified into tangible assets and intangible assets.長期資產(chǎn)可以分為有形資產(chǎn)和無形資產(chǎn)。3、Tangible assets include land, buildings, plant and equipment.有形資產(chǎn)包括土地、房屋、廠房和設(shè)備4、Th