acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise

Chinese translation: acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise

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English term or phrase:acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise
Chinese translation:acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise
Entered by: Patrick Lau

11:45 Aug 1, 2012
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English term or phrase: acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise
When equipment is not commercially available or fails to meet performance requirements, modification or alteration of pre-existing equipment designs shall be preferable to the invention of new equipment, unless acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise. 如果设备为非市售设备或不能满足性能要求,则修改或变更原先的设备设计对新设备的制造应是可取的,除非收购和生命周期成本证明不是这样。
unless acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise 不是很理解。
Tracy Huang
China
Local time: 12:58
acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise
Explanation:
当市场上不能买到这种设备或者即使能够买到也不能满足其所需性能要求时,除非能另外证明重新发明一种新设备的采购成本和生命周期成本更优,莫不如在原有设备设计基础上进行修正改良。
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Patrick Lau
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Summary of answers provided
5购买和寿命周期成本证明这样做不可取
Teplocteur
4acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise
Patrick Lau
4除非在购置成本和生命周期成本方面行不通的意思
richard Liu2000
3除非事实证明采购成本和生命周期成本太高,这样做不可取
Shang


  

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除非事实证明采购成本和生命周期成本太高,这样做不可取


Explanation:
除非事实证明采购成本和生命周期成本太高,这样做不可取

Shang
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购买和寿命周期成本证明这样做不可取


Explanation:
unless acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise
除非,与之相反,购买和寿命周期成本证明这样做不可取。

otherwise: ADV 与之不同地;相反地 You use otherwise to refer in a general way to actions or situations that are very different from, or the opposite to, your main statement.

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acquisition and life-cycle cost prove otherwise


Explanation:
当市场上不能买到这种设备或者即使能够买到也不能满足其所需性能要求时,除非能另外证明重新发明一种新设备的采购成本和生命周期成本更优,莫不如在原有设备设计基础上进行修正改良。


Patrick Lau
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除非在购置成本和生命周期成本方面行不通的意思


Explanation:
当设备不可通过商购获得或者不能满足性能要求时, 在设备原设计的基础上进行变更和修改,要比设计出(发明)一种全新的设备更为可取,除非在设备的购置成本和生命周期成本方面证明这样做不可取(受到限制)

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