auditor

/ˈɔːdɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːdɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯ-də-tər/ (ame, mw)

auditor — noun

1. a person whose work is to check an organization's financial records officially a

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person whose work is to check an organization's financial records officially and report whether they are correct

例句

The external auditor asked for hotel bills from the sales team.

collocation: external auditor

Before the merger, an auditor reviewed three years of payroll records.

同義詞
  • examiner

    a broader word for someone who checks something carefully

  • inspector

    often used for checking places, safety, or standards, not only financial records

  • reviewer

    can suggest checking work or documents without the formal financial role

  • accountant

    a related job, but it is not necessarily the independent checking role

文法句型

internal auditor

external auditor

independent auditor

auditor's report

用法筆記

Often appears with modifiers such as internal, external, and independent. Distinguish from sense 2 and sense 3 by the business or financial context and by the idea of an official check.

常見錯誤

❌The company hired an accountant to check the final accounts officially.
✅The company hired an auditor to check the final accounts officially.
💡an accountant may manage money records, but an auditor is the person who examines them independently.

2. a person who joins a college class only to learn, without taking tests or earnin

2.名詞C2
釋義

a person who joins a college class only to learn, without taking tests or earning credit

例句

Rita joined the history seminar as an auditor after graduation.

pattern: as an auditor

The professor let two local teachers attend as auditors.

同義詞
  • observer

    suggests watching rather than formally attending a course

  • visitor

    can mean someone who comes briefly, not someone following a whole course

  • student

    broader and usually implies full enrollment or credit

反義詞

文法句型

register as an auditor

attend as an auditor

take a class as an auditor

用法筆記

Usually follows as in phrases like take a class as an auditor or register as an auditor. Distinguish from sense 1, which names a job, and from sense 3, which is only the general idea of a listener.

常見錯誤

❌I'm a listener in Professor Lin's economics class this term.
✅I'm an auditor in Professor Lin's economics class this term.
💡in a college course, auditor is the term for attending without credit.

3. someone there to hear what is being said, especially carefully or as part of an

3.名詞C2
釋義

someone there to hear what is being said, especially carefully or as part of an audience

例句

The hall was full of quiet auditors during the poetry reading.

formal use: auditor = listener

Each auditor listened closely as the witness described the fire.

同義詞
  • listener

    the normal everyday word

  • hearer

    more formal and often used in writing about language or law

  • audience member

    fits public events better than private listening

反義詞
  • speaker

    the person talking rather than listening

用法筆記

Formal and uncommon in modern everyday English. Most speakers would usually say listener or member of the audience unless they want an older or more literary tone.