half-rack

Chinese translation: 薄型機身

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English term or phrase:	half rack
Chinese translation:	薄型機身
Entered by:	Chinexpert

04:41 Jan 10, 2002

English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / electronic

English term or phrase: half-rack

about a sourcemeter. The sentence is, these hald-rack instruments converse precious rack real estate and lower the overall cost and complexity of using multiple instruments.

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半幅控制面板 / 薄型机身

Explanation:

"half-rack" 是指仪器面板的尺寸。传统的仪器，尤其是示波器等有图形显示的仪器，大多是全幅的，即高与宽之间的比例大致取黄金分割的值，如电脑显示屏，相当一页横过来的纸。"half-rack"即高度减半。这样，一座仪器架上就可以摆放更多的仪器。

"helf-rack"直译应该是“半幅控制面板”。为了使意思表达得更明确，也可考虑译为“薄形机身”或“扁型机身”，但缺点是“半幅”的比例关系丢失了。

全句似可译为：

这些半幅控制面板(薄型机身)的仪器，可以节约宝贵的仪器架空间，从而降低使用多部仪器时的总体成本和复杂性。

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半幅控制面板 / 薄型机身

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