probation
n 试验,检定(prob+ation→测试→试验)
释义2:
probation
/ prE5beiFEn /
◙ noun1. [mass noun] [Law] the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision• [律] 缓刑(期) »I went to court and was put on probation. 我上了法庭并被判缓刑。 the process of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person in a certain role,for example a new employee• (新雇员等的)观察期;试用(期) »for an initial period of probation your line manager will closely monitor your progress. 在试用初期,部门经理将密切关注你的进展。【派生】
♦ probationary adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (denoting testing, investigation, or examination): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n-), from probare 'to test, prove' (see prove ). The legal use dates from the late 19th cent
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