单词 | competent |
释义 | competent —competently, adv. /kom"pi teuhnt/, adj. 1. having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified: He is perfectly competent to manage the bank branch. 2. adequate but not exceptional. 3. Law. (of a witness, a party to a contract, etc.) having legal competence. 4. Geol. (of a bed or stratum) able to undergo folding without flowage or change in thickness. [1350-1400; ME ( < AF) < L competent- (s. of competens, prp. of competere to meet, agree). See COMPETE, -ENT] Syn. 1. fit, capable, proficient. See able. |
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