an official examination of business and financial records to see that they are true and correct 审计；稽核 an annual audit 年度审计 a tax audit 税项审计 preparing the accounts for audit 为审计准备账目
an official examination of the quality or standard of something （质量或标准的）审查，检查 an environmental audit 环境审计
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin auditus ‘hearing’, from audire ‘hear’, in medieval Latin auditus (compoti) ‘audit (of an account)’, an audit originally being presented orally.