probationer

IPA/prəˈbeɪʃənə(r)/
KK[probˈeʃənɚ]IPA/prəʊˈbeɪʃənər/

probationer — 名詞

  • probationersingular
  • probationersplural

1. a person who has been found guilty of a crime but is allowed to live in the comm

1.名詞C1
釋義

緩刑犯

被判緩刑、受監管的罪犯

a person who has been found guilty of a crime but is allowed to live in the community rather than go to prison, under the supervision of a probation officer and subject to specific rules

例句

The judge told the probationer to report to the probation office every Monday morning.

法官要求這名緩刑犯每週一早上向觀護人辦公室報到。

probationer + report to [place]

Quan was released as a probationer and had to stay away from his former co-defendants.

Quan 以緩刑犯的身分獲釋,並且不得接近他以前的共犯。

released as a probationer

同義詞
  • parolee

    a person released from prison early who must obey conditions; parole comes after time served, while probation is instead of prison

文法句型

probationer + [prepositional phrase with on]

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2 (NEW EMPLOYEE): this sense always involves a criminal law context. The phrase 'on probation' alone can also describe the legal status; 'probationer' names the person who holds that status.

常見錯誤

The company hired a probationer to replace the manager.
The company hired a new employee on a trial period.
💡'probationer' in this criminal-law sense would be confusing in a workplace context.

2. someone who has recently started a job and whose performance and behaviour are w

2.名詞B2
釋義

試用期人員

正職前接受考核的新進人員

someone who has recently started a job and whose performance and behaviour are watched closely over a set period to decide whether they should be kept on permanently

例句

New teachers spend their first year as probationers before receiving a permanent contract.

學校的新老師第一年都以見習生的身分工作,之後才能取得正式合約。

spend [time] as a probationer

Cyrus worked as a probationer at the firm for six months before the partners decided to keep him.

Cyrus 在事務所當了六個月的試用期人員,之後合夥人才決定留用他。

同義詞
  • trainee

    focuses on learning a job rather than being evaluated; more common in vocational and corporate settings

  • intern

    usually a student or recent graduate working temporarily for experience, often unpaid

  • apprentice

    learns a skilled trade under a master craftsperson through a formal, long-term arrangement

文法句型

probationer + at/in [organisation]

probationer + [noun denoting role]

用法筆記

Common in professions that require formal assessment after a trial period — especially teaching, nursing, policing, and the civil service. Distinguish from sense 1 (ON PROBATION): this sense has no connection to criminal law.

常見錯誤

The parole board interviewed the probationer.' (in an employment context)
The HR manager interviewed the probationer.
💡use criminal-justice vocabulary only for sense 1.