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Chinese translation: 件

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English term or phrase:off
Chinese translation:件
Entered by: Frank Feng

16:29 Dec 15, 2020
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
English term or phrase: off
这份文件讲的是Anchoring and mooring equipment，其中有许多个off，不知道如何理解，恳请行家解释一下，非常感谢！

原文：
Anchoring and mooring equipment
Anchor and mooring equipment, including mooring lines, according to Class requirements.
The deck machinery to include:
1 off Combined Windlass / Mooring winch, with chain stoppers.
1 off Capstans aft, approx. 10 tons pull. Electric driven.
Anderson Zheng
China
Local time: 02:34
件
Explanation:
英式用法

ref: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/magazine/04FOB-onlanguage...

... this British usage of off typically appears with a number to indicate a quantity of items produced in some manufacturing process. The Oxford English Dictionary, Safire notes, takes this back to a 1934 quotation from the Proceedings of the Institute of British Foundrymen: "A splendid one-off pattern can be swept up in a very little time." Other numbers can fit the bill, as in the O.E.D.'s 1973 example of an advertisement for "Kienzle printers, 6 off, surplus to manufacturing requirements."

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Frank Feng
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Local time: 02:34
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5甲板外
Bruce Guo
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请教anchoring and mooring equipment文件中的这个off如何理解？
件


Explanation:
英式用法

ref: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/magazine/04FOB-onlanguage...

... this British usage of off typically appears with a number to indicate a quantity of items produced in some manufacturing process. The Oxford English Dictionary, Safire notes, takes this back to a 1934 quotation from the Proceedings of the Institute of British Foundrymen: "A splendid one-off pattern can be swept up in a very little time." Other numbers can fit the bill, as in the O.E.D.'s 1973 example of an advertisement for "Kienzle printers, 6 off, surplus to manufacturing requirements."



Frank Feng
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甲板外


Explanation:
从语境来看，是off-the-deck的简写


    https://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/how-to-the-right-electric-windlass-for-your-boat
Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 21:34
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