| 单词 | competent |
| 释义 | competent (once / 307 pages) adj If you are competent, you have the necessary ability or skills to do something. If you can carry a heavy tray of food, and store a table's worth of orders in your head, you are probably a competent waitress. The opposite of competent is incompetent––an incompetent travel agent might send you to Bahrain when you requested Britain. But competent on its own can sometimes be a veiled criticism, with the implication that someone competent is just going to through the motions––you'd rather have someone inspired on the job. In legal language, competent describes someone who is able to take part in a trial or sign a contract. WORD FAMILYcompetent: competence, competency, competenter, competently, incompetent+/competence: competences/competency: competencies/incompetence: incompetences/incompetency: incompetencies/incompetent: incompetence, incompetency, incompetently, incompetents USAGE EXAMPLESRoof also was adamant that a transcript of a hearing where he was found mentally competent not be released to the public. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Roof also was adamant that a transcript of a hearing where he was found mentally competent not be released to the public. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) It was decreased through use of a positive behavioral plan, designed by a competent psychologist and monitored with data collection. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient a competent typist Syn|Ant capable (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability able, capablehave the skills and qualifications to do things well effective, efficientable to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively workmanlikeworthy of a good workman efficientbeing effective without wasting time or effort or expense qualifiedmeeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task skilledhaving or showing or requiring special skill incompetent not qualified or suited for a purpose feckless, ineptgenerally incompetent and ineffectual ineffective, inefficientlacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate unworkmanlikenot characteristic of or suitable for a good workman inefficientnot producing desired results; wasteful unqualifiednot meeting the proper standards and requirements and training unskillednot having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency 2adj legally qualified or sufficient a competent court competent testimony Ant incompetent, unqualified legally not qualified or sufficient 3adj adequate for the purpose a competent performance Syn adequate, equal having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
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