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. 我觉得没资格评论。 - competent at something
She is highly competent at her job. 她非常胜任自己的工作。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1He 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. 她现在是一名非常自信和称职的老师。 You should keep practising until you're fully competent. 你应该坚持练习，直到完全胜任为止。
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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! 罗恩是一个合格的选手－不仅如此，他还很棒！
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having the power to decide something 有决定权的
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’.