trial
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noun
1. a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings:
裁判, 公判, 審理; 〖形容詞的に〗裁判の
e.g. the newspaper accounts of the trial
e.g. the editor was summoned to stand trial for libel.
2. a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something:
試し, 試験; 〖形容詞的に〗試験的な (!testに近いがtestの方が基準への適合を確かめる意味が強い) ; 試験, 試用期間
e.g. clinical trials must establish whether the new hip replacements are working.
an athletic contest to test the ability of players eligible for selection to a team.
｟英｠ (技量を競う)レース, 競技会; 予選(｟米｠ tryout)
(trials) an event in which horses, dogs, or other animals compete or perform:
〖通例～s〗 (動物の)レース, 競技会
e.g. horse trials.
3. a person, thing, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance:
〖a ～〗 «…にとって» やっかい, 迷惑な人 «to»
(心の強さが試される)試練, 苦難
e.g. the trials and tribulations of married life.
verb (trials, trialing, trialed; British trials, trialling, trialled)
1. with object test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance:
｟主に英｠ 〈新製品など〉をテストする
e.g. all seeds are carefully trialed in a variety of growing conditions.
2. no object (of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials:
e.g. the pup trialed on Saturday.
PHRASES
on trial
being tried in a court of law.
trial and error
the process of experimenting with various methods of doing something until one finds the most successful.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, or from medieval Latin triallum. The verb dates from the 1980s.