ˈshow ˌtrial noun [countableC]SCTan unfair trial that is organized by a government for political reasons, not in order to find out whether someone is guilty 〔政府爲政治目的而舉行的〕作秀審判,擺樣子的審判5A series of show trials were staged after the uprising.起義之後進行了一連串的作秀審判。
nStalin staged a series of show trials.