1
probate court
probate court 是处理遗嘱认证和遗产事务的法院，不是‘缓刑法院’。
The case will be heard in probate court.
此案将在遗嘱认证法院审理。
遗嘱认证；遗嘱查验
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
遗嘱认证；遗嘱查验
the legal process of proving that a document claimed to be a will is valid and was properly signed
The case will be heard in probate court.
此案将在遗嘱认证法院审理。
验证遗嘱合法性的法律程序。
The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
经法律认可的合格遗嘱副本。
A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
The will must go through probate before the family can receive the inheritance.
遗嘱必须经过遗嘱认证，家人才能获得遗产。
She works at the probate court and handles many cases every day.
她在遗嘱认证法院工作，每天处理许多案件。
After probate, the executor can finally distribute the property.
遗嘱查验结束后，遗嘱执行人终于可以分配财产。
probate court 是处理遗嘱认证和遗产事务的法院，不是‘缓刑法院’。
The case will be heard in probate court.
此案将在遗嘱认证法院审理。
grant probate 指法院正式确认遗嘱有效并授权执行人管理遗产。
The court granted probate of the will yesterday.
法院昨天对该遗嘱予以认证。
probate 作及物动词表示‘认证遗嘱’，即证明遗嘱符合法律要求。
The lawyer helped us probate my father's will.
律师帮我们认证了我父亲的遗嘱。
probate 也可表示‘将某人处以缓刑’，对象是被判刑的人，与‘认证遗嘱’含义不同。
The judge probated the young offender.
法官对这名少年犯处以缓刑。
Not this
The lawyer is handling the probation of the will.
Use this
The lawyer is handling the probate of the will.
probation 意为“缓刑”或“试用期”，而 probate 才是“遗嘱查验”。因为两词形近，学习者容易混用；这里谈论的是遗嘱的司法查验，所以应使用 probate。
Not this
The young man was sentenced to two years' probate.
Use this
The young man was sentenced to two years' probation.
作名词表示“缓刑”时只能用 probation；probate 作名词指“遗嘱认证/查验”，并不指缓刑期。虽然 probate 可用作动词表示“处以缓刑”，但这里需要的是名词“缓刑”，因此应改为 probation。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
遗嘱认证法院
The probate court approved the will after a short hearing.
遗嘱认证法院在一次简短听证后批准了这份遗嘱。
准予遗嘱认证
The executor asked the court to grant probate of the deceased's will.
遗嘱执行人请求法院准予对死者遗嘱进行认证。
遗嘱认证律师
She consulted a probate lawyer to understand the legal requirements.
她咨询了一位遗嘱认证律师，以了解法律要求。
遗嘱认证程序
The probate process can be lengthy if there are disputes among heirs.
如果继承人之间有争议，遗嘱认证程序可能会很漫长。
申请遗嘱认证
The family filed for probate in the local court last week.
这家人上周向当地法院提交了遗嘱认证申请。
须经遗嘱查验的遗产
The probate estate includes the house, bank accounts, and personal belongings.
这笔须经遗嘱查验的遗产包括房屋、银行账户和个人物品。
Use probate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：prob- 联想到 prove/proof——查验遗嘱真伪后签发证书是 probate；注意它作动词时却是'处缓刑'。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal proceedings、estate administration、wills and inheritance probate 多用于正式的法律语境，如遗嘱认证、遗产管理或法庭程序；作动词时也可指“查验（遗嘱）”或“处以缓刑”，但在日常口语中比较少见。
probate 重音在第一音节，末尾 -bate 读 /beɪt/。abate、debate 与 rebate 的动词形式末尾同读 /beɪt/（rebate 作名词时重音在第一音节）；vibrate 的 -brate 读 /breɪt/，不要混淆。probe 和 probation 拼写相近，但发音和重音都不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.