“小规模”常见的英文表达有 small-scale 或 on a small scale 。
small-scale:是形容词短语,可直接修饰名词,表示“小规模的;小型的”。例如:
The project was carried out on a small-scale basis at first.(这个项目起初是小规模进行的。 )
We need to make some small-scale adjustments to the plan.(我们需要对这个计划做一些小规模的调整。)
on a small scale:是介词短语,在句中可作状语,强调程度或范围较小。例如:
They started a business on a small scale and gradually expanded it.(他们从小规模开始创业,然后逐步扩大。)
The experiment was conducted on a small scale due to limited resources.(由于资源有限,这个实验是以小规模进行的。)