| 释义 |
in·competent
I. \“+\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, incompétent, from in- in- (I) + compétent — more at competent
1.
a. : lacking the qualities (as maturity, capacity, initiative, intelligence) necessary to effective independent action
b.
(1) : lacking specific qualifications to perform a legal function or duty or exercise a legal right — often used without implication of any kind with respect to personal fitness; distinguished from incapable
< a wife is usually considered incompetent to testify against her husband in a criminal case >
(2) : not acceptable in court because obtained from a legally incompetent source
< incompetent testimony >
< incompetent evidence >
: inadmissible
c. : exhibiting or characterized by organic incompetence
< an incompetent mitral valve >
d. : inadequate to or unsuitable for a particular purpose expressed or implied
< certain genotypes are phenotypically incompetent >
< an incompetent system of government >
< pipes incompetent to carry a full head of steam >
2. : being or forming strata and rock structures that have not the rigidity or strength to transmit particular stresses but that crush or flow under them
• in·competently \“+\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: one that is incompetent: as
a. : a person incapable of managing his affairs because of mental deficiency or immaturity
< children and idiots are incompetents in the eyes of the law >
b. : one incapable of doing properly what is required (as in a particular position)
< incompetents in public office > |