trial

trial

英 ['traɪəl]
　　美 ['traɪəl]

n. 試驗；審訊；努力；磨煉
　　adj. 試驗的；審訊的
　　n. (Trial)人名；(法)特裡亞爾

註意trial可作形容詞或名詞，但不可作動詞，應避免將其作為動詞的誤用。

中文詞源：

trial 審判，審理，試驗，試用，選拔賽，比賽

來自 try,甄選，選出，嘗試，審理，-al,名詞後綴。引申諸相關詞義。

例句：

1. I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.
據我所知，他在報道中毫不留情地批評瞭初審法官。

2. They called for the return of internment without trial for terrorists.
他們呼籲對恐怖分子重新實施不經審訊即行拘留政策。

3. His trial revived memories of French suffering during the war.
他的受審重新勾起瞭在戰爭中受苦受難的法國人民的回憶。

4. The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.
被告辯護律師強烈建議法官應該休庭。

5. They floated the trial balloon of actually cutting Social Security.
他們推出瞭真正削減社會保障的試行方案。