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鉴定,查验,证明,试用,察看,缓刑

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Probation \Pro*ba"tion\, n. [L. probatio, fr. probare to try,
   examine, prove: cf. F. probation. See {Prove}.]
   1. The act of proving; also, that which proves anything;
      proof. [Obs.]

            When by miracle God dispensed great gifts to the
            laity, . . . he gave probation that he intended that
            all should prophesy and preach.       --Jer. Taylor.

   2. Any proceeding designed to ascertain truth, to determine
      character, qualification, etc.; examination; trial; as, to
      engage a person on probation. Hence, specifically:
      (a) The novitiate which a person must pass in a convent,
          to probe his or her virtue and ability to bear the
          severities of the rule.
      (b) The trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications
          prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a
          pastor.
      (c) Moral trial; the state of man in the present life, in
          which he has the opportunity of proving his character,
          and becoming qualified for a happier state.

                No [view of human life] seems so reasonable as
                that which regards it as a state of probation.
                                                  --Paley.

资料来源 : WordNet®

probation
     n 1: a trial period during which your character and abilities are
          tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for
          membership
     2: a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem
        himself or herself
     3: (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning
        them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by
        the court without imprisonment subject to conditions
        imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing
        process"