competencyn.

/ˈkɒmpɪtənsi/

Etymology: < Latin competentia: see -ency suffix. For the sense-history see competence n.

I. In sense of compete v.²

†1. Rivalry, competition. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun]

rivality1528

strife1530

envy1541

emulation1552

contention1576

pinglinga1578

countermatch1581

paragon1590

competency1594

corrivality1598

rivalry1598

concurrence1603

contestation1603

competitiona1608

rivalling1607

concurrency1609

strift1612

corrivalry1614

rivalty1631

contest1648

corrivalty1649

coping1678

co-rivalry1835

rivalism1850

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiii. 233 If differences of wits, so far distant as these, do enter into competencie, the one..getteth learning in a trice, and the other..can small skill in the matter.

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 67 The Dominicans strive in competencie with the Franciscans in all things.

1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 92 This competencie seruing as a spurre.

1604 C. Edmondes Observ. Cæsars Comm. II. vi. vii. 20 Things of greater condition are alwayes iniurious to lesser natures, and cannot endure any competencie.

a1637 N. Ferrar tr. J. de Valdés 110 Considerations (1638) 194 The men of the world..have no competency with them.

II. In sense of compete v.¹

†2. A sufficient supply; a sufficiency of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

fillc893

enoughOE

no lack (of)c1305

sufficiencec1380

suffisancec1381

suffisance1390

sufficienta1450

sufficienty1450

sufficient1470

store1471

sufficientlyc1485

sufficiency1531

satiety1569

strength1593

competence1600

sufficiency1608

competency1616

quantum sufficit1693

quantum suff.1763

adequacy1790

quant. suff.1799

critical mass1947

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Competencie, sufficiency.

1630 M. Dalton Countrey Justice (rev. ed.) xl. 91 Substantiall persons, having competencie of wealth, wisdome, and a good conscience.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. ii. 3 The countrey recovered not a competencie of inhabitants for some hundred yeares after.

1670 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. & Reflexions upon Psalms in Coll. Tracts (1727) 576 A competency of discretion and foresight.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 91. ⁋1 He has a Competency of Fortune without Superfluity.

a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) II. 365 Commissions to return with, of which he had a competency.

a. A sufficiency, without superfluity, of the means of life, a competent estate or income.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > sufficient means

sufficiency1495

competent1574

competency1625

conveniencya1628

competencea1640

conveniencea1680

independency1747

independence1816

1625 C. Burges New Discouery Personal Tithes 8 If the Minister haue a Competencie arising from Tithes, Tradesmen are not bound to make a larger allowance then the Lawes of the Realme binde them vnto.

1631 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man (new ed.) i. i. 67 A Competencie sufficient preferred before surfeit.

1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. (ed. 2) Postscr. 160 He would have them to have competencies.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. viii. 67 There is no Happiness in this World, without a Competency .

1859 S. Smiles Self-help viii. 206 To retire upon a competency to his native town.

1872 E. Peacock Mabel Heron II. i. 7 John..might leave his daughter a competency.

b. The condition of having a sufficient income; easy circumstances; = competence n. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > state of being well-off

warmness1399

competency1600

competence1738

well-to-do-ness1842

well-to-do-ism1848

well-offness1866

warmth1888

easy street1901

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. ii. 9 Superfluitie comes sooner by white haires, but competencie liues longer.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 46 Their general competency is greatly owing to contempt of tyrannic fashions.

1803 Marquess Wellesley Let. 25 Sept. in Select. Despatches (1877) 365 A state of dignity, competency, and comfort.

1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 131 Competency—A financial horizon, which recedes as we advance.

a. Sufficiency of qualification; capacity; = competence n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > competence, fitness, or ability

sufficiencec1384

suffisance1426

opportunity1535

qualification1561

sufficiency1567

fitness1574

qualifiedness1675

adequacy1779

competence1790

competency1797

locus standi1822

1797 E. Burke Third Let. Peace Regicide Directory France 90 The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause.

1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. ix. 400 It is not within our competency to imagine.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. x. 161 To give satisfactory references as to character and competency.

1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 304 To deny the ethical competency of the mind for this office.

b. esp. Law. The quality or position of being legally competent: legal capacity.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal power > [noun] > possession of legal authority to act

competency1609

competence1708

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > admissibility in court

competency1767

1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iv. xxii. 93 Whose competencie was of tender touch: Although his might was small, his right was much.

1650 Exerc. conc. Usurp. Power 81 They that teach..the competency, yea duty, of any that have force to play the Magistrate.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 377 The judges were extremely strict in regard to the credibility, or rather the competency, of the witnesses.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. v. 445 She refused..to acknowledge the competency of the tribunal before which she was called.

c. Geology. The condition of being competent (see 4d).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum > weight-bearing capacity

competency1893

1893 B. Willis in U.S. Geol. Surv. Ann. Rep. ii. 251 The size of a competent anticline is directly as the competency of the effective stratum and inversely as the load.

1940 E. S. Hills Outl. Struct. Geol. iv. 78 A small degree of competency is sufficient to ensure that some slipping will go along the bedding planes.

d. = competence n. 4d.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [noun] > by wind, water, or ice > competence or capacity

competence1877

capacity1885

profile of equilibrium1894

competency1909

1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl.

1939 W. H. Twenhofel Princ. Sedimentation vi. 191 Competency is defined as the ability of currents to transport in terms of dimensions of particles. Competency depends upon velocity and turbulence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	competency
释义	competencyn. /ˈkɒmpɪtənsi/ Etymology: < Latin competentia: see -ency suffix. For the sense-history see competence n. I. In sense of compete v.² †1. Rivalry, competition. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] rivality1528 strife1530 envy1541 emulation1552 contention1576 pinglinga1578 countermatch1581 paragon1590 competency1594 corrivality1598 rivalry1598 concurrence1603 contestation1603 competitiona1608 rivalling1607 concurrency1609 strift1612 corrivalry1614 rivalty1631 contest1648 corrivalty1649 coping1678 co-rivalry1835 rivalism1850 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xiii. 233 If differences of wits, so far distant as these, do enter into competencie, the one..getteth learning in a trice, and the other..can small skill in the matter. 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 67 The Dominicans strive in competencie with the Franciscans in all things. 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 92 This competencie seruing as a spurre. 1604 C. Edmondes Observ. Cæsars Comm. II. vi. vii. 20 Things of greater condition are alwayes iniurious to lesser natures, and cannot endure any competencie. a1637 N. Ferrar tr. J. de Valdés 110 Considerations (1638) 194 The men of the world..have no competency with them. II. In sense of compete v.¹ †2. A sufficient supply; a sufficiency of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] fillc893 enoughOE no lack (of)c1305 sufficiencec1380 suffisancec1381 suffisance1390 sufficienta1450 sufficienty1450 sufficient1470 store1471 sufficientlyc1485 sufficiency1531 satiety1569 strength1593 competence1600 sufficiency1608 competency1616 quantum sufficit1693 quantum suff.1763 adequacy1790 quant. suff.1799 critical mass1947 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Competencie, sufficiency. 1630 M. Dalton Countrey Justice (rev. ed.) xl. 91 Substantiall persons, having competencie of wealth, wisdome, and a good conscience. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. ii. 3 The countrey recovered not a competencie of inhabitants for some hundred yeares after. 1670 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. & Reflexions upon Psalms in Coll. Tracts (1727) 576 A competency of discretion and foresight. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 91. ⁋1 He has a Competency of Fortune without Superfluity. a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) II. 365 Commissions to return with, of which he had a competency. 3. a. A sufficiency, without superfluity, of the means of life, a competent estate or income. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > wealth or riches > [noun] > sufficient means sufficiency1495 competent1574 competency1625 conveniencya1628 competencea1640 conveniencea1680 independency1747 independence1816 1625 C. Burges New Discouery Personal Tithes 8 If the Minister haue a Competencie arising from Tithes, Tradesmen are not bound to make a larger allowance then the Lawes of the Realme binde them vnto. 1631 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man (new ed.) i. i. 67 A Competencie sufficient preferred before surfeit. 1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. (ed. 2) Postscr. 160 He would have them to have competencies. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. viii. 67 There is no Happiness in this World, without a Competency . View more context for this quotation 1859 S. Smiles Self-help viii. 206 To retire upon a competency to his native town. 1872 E. Peacock Mabel Heron II. i. 7 John..might leave his daughter a competency. b. The condition of having a sufficient income; easy circumstances; = competence n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > state of being well-off warmness1399 competency1600 competence1738 well-to-do-ness1842 well-to-do-ism1848 well-offness1866 warmth1888 easy street1901 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. ii. 9 Superfluitie comes sooner by white haires, but competencie liues longer. View more context for this quotation 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 46 Their general competency is greatly owing to contempt of tyrannic fashions. 1803 Marquess Wellesley Let. 25 Sept. in Select. Despatches (1877) 365 A state of dignity, competency, and comfort. 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet I. 131 Competency—A financial horizon, which recedes as we advance. 4. a. Sufficiency of qualification; capacity; = competence n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > competence, fitness, or ability sufficiencec1384 suffisance1426 opportunity1535 qualification1561 sufficiency1567 fitness1574 qualifiedness1675 adequacy1779 competence1790 competency1797 locus standi1822 1797 E. Burke Third Let. Peace Regicide Directory France 90 The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause. 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. ix. 400 It is not within our competency to imagine. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. x. 161 To give satisfactory references as to character and competency. 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 304 To deny the ethical competency of the mind for this office. b. esp. Law. The quality or position of being legally competent: legal capacity. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal power > [noun] > possession of legal authority to act competency1609 competence1708 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > admissibility in court competency1767 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) iv. xxii. 93 Whose competencie was of tender touch: Although his might was small, his right was much. 1650 Exerc. conc. Usurp. Power 81 They that teach..the competency, yea duty, of any that have force to play the Magistrate. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 377 The judges were extremely strict in regard to the credibility, or rather the competency, of the witnesses. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. v. 445 She refused..to acknowledge the competency of the tribunal before which she was called. c. Geology. The condition of being competent (see 4d). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum > weight-bearing capacity competency1893 1893 B. Willis in U.S. Geol. Surv. Ann. Rep. ii. 251 The size of a competent anticline is directly as the competency of the effective stratum and inversely as the load. 1940 E. S. Hills Outl. Struct. Geol. iv. 78 A small degree of competency is sufficient to ensure that some slipping will go along the bedding planes. d. = competence n. 4d. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [noun] > by wind, water, or ice > competence or capacity competence1877 capacity1885 profile of equilibrium1894 competency1909 1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1939 W. H. Twenhofel Princ. Sedimentation vi. 191 Competency is defined as the ability of currents to transport in terms of dimensions of particles. Competency depends upon velocity and turbulence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1594
随便看	to fleme away to fleme out to fleme to flight to flemish down to flesh one's maiden sword to flesh one's sword to flesh one's virgin sword to flex one's muscles to flick it to flick two fingers up to flick two fingers up at to flight off to flinch back one's hand to flinch one's glass to flinch one's hand to flinch out to flinch the flagon to fling anything in one's teeth to fling aside to fling away to fling caution to the wind to fling caution to the winds to fling down to fling down the gauntlet to fling in