bean counter

參見：beancounter 和 bean-counter

英语

其他形式

• bean-counter
• beancounter

词源

可能是源自德語 Erbsenzähler (字面意思是“数豌豆的人”)。

发音

• （澳洲）音频

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名词

bean counter (複數 bean counters)

1. (俗語，略微貶義) 过于精打细算的人（常指那些纠结于成本和利润而无视其他东西或大局的人，广泛略带贬义，有时甚至诙谐地作accountant (“会计”)、CEO、CFO或其他管理财政决策等的政府、企业官员的近义词）
   • 1985 Aug. 2, "Editorial: Sniffing at DOC health costs," Gainsville Sun, p. 14A (retrieved 13 Sep 2009):

     As any good bean counter will tell you, it costs money to treat people at a hospital.

   • 2008 Dec. 23, Robert Chew, "Who Is Bernie Madoff? Many Investors Didn't Ask," Time (retrieved 13 Sep 2009):

     And, in our case, the accounting firm of Halpern & Mantovani, CPA, in Encino, Calif., Chais' chief bean counter, pumped out the quarterly statements as if it were all rock solid.