probation

• n. 试用；缓刑；查验

来自拉丁语probare,检验，试探，词源同prove,probe.引申词义试用期，见习期等。

probation (n.)

early 15c., "trial, experiment, test," from Old French probacion "proof, evidence" (14c., Modern French probation) and directly from Latin probationem (nominative probatio) "approval, assent; a proving, trial, inspection, examination," noun of action from past participle stem of probare "to test" (see prove). Meaning "testing of a person's conduct" (especially as a trial period for membership) is from early 15c.; theological sense first recorded 1520s; criminal justice sense is recorded by 1866. As a verb from 1640s. Related: Probationer; probationary.

1. After a further four-month extension of her probation period, she was sacked.

在又试用了4个月后，她被开除了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The thief was put on probation for two years.

这个小偷被处以两年缓刑。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He was bailed for probation reports.

他因等待鉴定报告而获得保释。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The prisoner was put on probation .

犯人已获缓刑。

来自《权威词典》

5. That company puts all new employees on a three - month probation.

那家公司给所有新员工三个月的试用期.

来自《简明英汉词典》