com·pe·tent
adjective/ˈkɒmpɪtənt/
/ˈkɑːmpɪtənt/
- having enough skill or knowledge to do something well or to the necessary standard
足以胜任的；有能力的；称职的 - He's very competent in his work.
他工作十分称职。 - competent to do something Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work.
要确保这家公司有能力完成这项工作。 - I don’t feel competent to comment.
我觉得没有资格发表评论。 - competent at something She is highly competent at her job.
她对工作胜任有余。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- He was not considered competent to teach seven-year-olds.
他被认为没有能力教 7 岁的孩子。 - She is competent in five languages.
她掌握 5 门外语。 - She was mentally competent and she had the capacity to decide for herself.
她当时心智健全，有能力自己作出决定。 - a small number of highly competent officials
少数非常称职的官员 - mentally competent to stand trial
心智健全具备受审能力 - She's now a highly confident and competent teacher.
她现在是一位非常自信和称职的老师。 - You should keep practising until you're fully competent.
你应该继续练习，直到你完全胜任。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- in
- He's very competent in his work.
- of a good standard but not very good
合格的；不错的；尚好的 - Ron was a competent player—more than that, he was good!
罗恩是个合格的选手，岂止合格，他很棒！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- in
- Ron was a competent player—more than that, he was good!
- having the power to decide something
有决定权的 - The case was referred to a competent authority.
事情已交给有关当局处理。
- The case was referred to a competent authority.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘suitable, adequate’): from Latin competent-, from the verb competere in its earlier sense ‘be fit or proper’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.