account學測 L2KK [əˈkaʊnt] ｜ /əˈkaʊnt/
敘述；描述·（銀行）帳戶·帳單；明細·說明；解釋原因·佔比；主要原因
名詞兼動詞，帳戶、說明、解釋多義
The coach asked the players to account for their mistakes after the game.
教練要求球員在比賽後說明他們的失誤。
一個畫面：攤開帳本核對
翻開帳本把每一筆收支寫進本子裡
唸給人聽把記下的內容一一說明清楚
算出佔比看這部分在整體裡佔多少
義項
書面敘述B1noun敘述；描述
After the trip, each student wrote a short account of what they saw.
旅行結束後，每位學生都寫了一份簡短的見聞敘述。
give an accounta written account
銀行開戶B1noun（銀行）帳戶
She opened a bank account at the post office near her school.
她在學校附近的郵局開了一個銀行帳戶。
open a bank accountcheck your account
帳單明細A2noun帳單；明細
The waiter brought the account after we finished our dinner at the night market.
我們在夜市吃完晚餐後，服務生送來了帳單。
ask for the accountpay the account
追問原因B1verb說明；解釋原因
The manager asked the clerk to account for the missing money.
經理要求店員說明短少的金額原因。
account for the mistakeaccount for the delay
佔比計算A2verb佔比；主要原因
Rainy days account for about half of the month in this city.
在這座城市，下雨天大約佔了一個月的一半。
account for half ofaccount for most of
片語
take into account放進考量 →把這件事考慮進去
on account of因為這件事 →因為；由於
by all accounts大家都這樣說 →根據大家的說法
close an account帳戶結清 →把帳戶關閉結清
你會不會這樣說？
Air pollution can ___ many health problems in big cities. (account for / account of)
看答案
account for
account for 後面接原因或比例，中間不能加 of。
哪個情境可以用 account 描述？情境一：The clerk counts the money but says nothing about the missing amount. 情境二：The clerk explains why money is missing from the drawer.（情境一／情境二）
看答案
情境二
account for 可指說明原因；情境二解釋了短少金額。
字族
accountant 會計師・accounting 會計；做帳・accountable 需負責的