English Dictionary

proving ground

名詞

比喩的用法

(military) A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics. / (figuratively) A venue or project in which new technologies, methods, or techniques are tested.

日本語の意味

（軍事的）武器、軍事装備、戦術の試験が行われる試験場、実験用の訓練場または施設 / （比喩的）新技術や新手法、技術的・方法論的な革新を試すための場、プロジェクトまたは実験の場

The regiment returned to the proving ground at dawn to evaluate the new drone systems under live-fire conditions.

連隊は新型ドローンを実弾射撃の条件で評価するため、夜明けに兵器試験場に戻った。

意味（1）

(military) A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A venue or project in which new technologies, methods, or techniques are tested.

Several design issues emerged quite quickly with the Mirrlees engine, and so these locomotives can be seen as its rail-traction proving ground.

proving grounds （ plural ）