account与report这两个名词的有“报道、叙述”之意。
account :普通用词,不如report正式,侧重对亲身经历或目睹之事所作的书面或口头的报道或叙述。
- The usher gave a detailed account of what happened on the fateful night.
那个迎宾员详细描述了那个灾难性夜晚所发生的事。
- 这份报告被宣称是未来运输的蓝图。
The report is being heralded as a blueprint for the future of transport. - In its report, the Ascend Foundation said part of the problem was implicit bias misguided by the belief that Asians prefer technical roles and do not aspire to leadership levels.
阿森德基金会在其报告中表示,问题部分是由于亚裔更喜欢技术角色且不渴望晋升领导层的看法所误导的内隐偏见。
——《纽约时报》