“测量设备”常见的英文表达是 measuring equipment 或 measurement equipment。
measuring equipment:更侧重于描述用于进行测量操作的各类工具或装置,强调其测量功能。例如:All the measuring equipment must be calibrated regularly.(所有测量设备都必须定期校准。)
measurement equipment:同样指用于测量的设备,在语义上与“measuring equipment”相近,在许多语境中可以互换使用。例如:The company invested a lot in new measurement equipment.(这家公司在新的测量设备上投入了大量资金。 )