“废品率”常见的英文表达是 scrap rate 或 rejection rate。
scrap rate:侧重于指生产过程中产生的废品占总生产量的比例,强调废品本身。例如:The factory has managed to reduce its scrap rate significantly this year.(这家工厂今年成功大幅降低了废品率。)
rejection rate:更侧重于指被判定为不合格、需要被拒收或报废的产品比例,重点在于“被拒绝”这一动作结果。例如:We need to investigate the cause of the high rejection rate in this production line.(我们需要调查这条生产线高不合格率的原因。 )