n. 账目,账户;说明,叙述
vt. 认为...如何[后接宾语及补足语]
vi. 解释,说明
来源于拉丁语com-(共同)和动词putare(计算)的复合动词computare(计算)古法语派生词conter,其词义有"累加并给出账目明细"和"讲出(公正合理的)内情"。
短语:
account for (vt.) 说明(原因等);(在数量上)占
take something into account, take account of (在决定或行动之前)将…考虑进去
leave something out of account 未能或不予考虑
by all accounts, from all accounts, according to all accounts 根据各方面所说
on account of (prep.) 因为,由于
ask an account 请求付帐;请求回答
balance accounts with sb., settle accounts with sb., close an account with sb. 与...结清帐目
by one's own account 据某人自己说
charge sth. to sb.'s account, put down sth. to sb.'s account 把....记入某人帐内
on no account (adv.) 决不(位于句首,句子倒装)
例：
These products, in total, account for about 80％ of all our sales. 这些产品总共约占我们全部销售额的80％。
How can we account for the recent population explosion? 我们如何能解释最近人口激增的现象？
I’ll take your suggestion into account. 我将考虑你的建议。
He was absent from school on account of illness. 他因生病未能去上学。
On no account are visitors allowed to feed the animals in the zoo. 在动物园里,参观者一律不得给动物喂食。