名詞 probation:

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

1. The probation officer reported on the progress of the two young criminal.
   監(jiān)督緩刑官員對兩個青少年犯的進(jìn)步作了匯報。
2. The status of a person on probation.
   察看在服緩刑(或在受察看)的狀況
3. The Probation Officer got Andrew a job in the paper-mills and arranged board and lodging for him in the Working Boys’ hostel.
   緩刑犯監(jiān)視員在紙廠里替安德魯找到一份工作，并在職工宿舍安排了他的膳宿。

pro.ba.tion

n.（名詞）
A process or period in which a person`s fitness, as for membership in a working or social group, is tested.
檢驗(yàn)期：檢驗(yàn)?zāi)橙耸欠襁m于做某事或加入某工作或社會團(tuán)體的過程或時期

Law The act of suspending the sentence of a person convicted of a criminal offense and granting that person provisional freedom on the promise of good behavior.
【法律】 緩刑：對已被認(rèn)定犯有某罪的人實(shí)行暫緩執(zhí)行其刑罰，并在其保證良好行為的基礎(chǔ)上給予暫時的自由
A discharge for a person from commitment as an insane person on condition of continued sanity and of being recommitted upon the reappearance of insanity.
察看，觀察：解除某人作為精神病人的約束，條件是持續(xù)保持精神正常，有精神失常的跡象再次出現(xiàn)則重新受到約束
A trial period in which a student is given time to try to redeem failing grades or bad conduct.
試讀期：給予某一學(xué)生的檢驗(yàn)期，讓其在一定期間內(nèi)提高不及格的成績或改善不良行為
The status of a person on probation.
察看：在服緩刑（或在受察看）的狀況

來源：
Middle English probacion [a testing]
中古英語 probacion [檢驗(yàn)]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin prob3tiô prob3tiôn-
源自 拉丁語 prob3tiô prob3tiôn-
from prob3tus [past participle of] prob3re [to test] * see prove
源自 prob3tus [] prob3re的過去分詞 [檢驗(yàn)] *參見 prove

【引伸】
proba.tional
adj.（形容詞）
proba.tionally
adv.（副詞）
proba.tionar.y
adj.（形容詞）