probation
probation 英 [prəˈbeɪʃn] 美 [proʊˈbeɪʃn]
n. 缓刑；见习期
名词复数:probations
- A probation is a period of time when a criminal needs to be on their best behavior: they're not in jail (yet or anymore) but they have to do certain things demanded by the court.
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- n. 缓刑；见习期
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1. The prisoner was put on probation.
犯人已获缓刑。
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2. He was given two years' probation.
他被判缓刑两年。
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3. a period of probation
试用期
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4. a probationary period
试用期
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5. young probationary teachers
年轻的见习教师
- 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.
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