probation
英 [prə'beɪʃ(ə)n]
美[pro'beʃən]
- n. 试用；缓刑；查验
词态变化
形容词: probationary;
助记提示
1. prove => probation.
中文词源
probation 试用期，见习期
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。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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》