except and only to the extent that

Chinese translation: 除非且仅限于（这种情况/如下情况）

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English term or phrase:	except and only to the extent that
Chinese translation:	除非且仅限于（这种情况/如下情况）
Entered by:	XiaoRan

15:52 May 16, 2005

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Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright

English term or phrase: except and only to the extent that

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, *except and only to the extent that* such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.

except and only to the extent that 怎么译合适?

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除非且仅限于（这种情况/如下情况）

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except and only to the extent that -〉除非且仅限于（这种情况/如下情况）

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除非且仅限于这种情况, 即这种活动...

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Local time: 13:36

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除非且仅限于（这种情况/如下情况）

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Explanation:
如果为了照顾读者，其实简单处理成“除非”也无不可。
但我怀疑except and only to the extent that本身可能是个常用的法律术语，而法律翻译本身很一套固定的翻译模式，最好还是照字面直译。如此，赞同楼上。

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除非且仅限于（这种情况/如下情况）

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