术语“度量衡”的详细信息

英译术语:

weights and measures

汉语语境:

从秦统一，经西汉、东汉到三国，共约五个世纪。在这一历史时期中，由于铁制工具更为普遍的使用，农业生产有了一定的提高。与此相应，各种传统手工业在前代已有的基础上提高了制作技术，得到了空前的发展。手工业的发达，使得商业经济更加繁荣，货币的使用量因之增大，币制也得到了统一。作为交易标准的度量衡，也有了更加完密的制度。

英语语境:

From the unification of ancient China in Qin dynasty, through the Western Han and Eastern Han dynasties, to the period of Three Kingdoms, the history spanned almost five centuries, during which the agricultural production had obtained the development opportunities due to the wide application of iron implements. Accordingly, various kinds of traditional craft industries had developed considerably than ever before on the basis of the previous handicraft industry. Furthermore, owing to the advancement of the handicraft industry, the amount of coins in circulation was enlarged when the business became booming, and then the currency was also unified. Meanwhile, the weights and measures, which served as the trading standard, developed an excellent and rigorous system.