com·pe·tent /ˈkɒmpɪtənt $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 GOOD AThaving enough skill or knowledge to do something to a satisfactory standard 合格的,能干的,胜任的 OPP incompetent A competent mechanic should be able to fix the problem. 一名合格的机修工应该能够解决这个问题。
very/highly/extremely competent She’s a highly competent linguist. 她是一位非常杰出的语言学家。
competent to do something I don’t feel competent to give an opinion at the moment. 我目前还没有足够的把握来发表看法。
He is the only party leader competent enough to govern this country. 他是唯一有能力管理这个国家的政党领导人。
2 GOOD/EXCELLENTsatisfactory but not especially good 合格的,过得去的〔但不见得特别好〕 The workmen did a competent job. 这些工人活儿干得还不错。
3 technical having normal mental abilities 精神正常的;智力无缺陷的 We believe the patient was not mentally competent. 我们认为该病人精神不正常。
A psychiatrist said McKibben was competent to stand trial. 一位精神病学家说麦吉本精神正常,可以出庭受审。
4 [not before noun] lawSCT having the legal power to deal with something in a court of law 〔在法庭上〕有法定权力的competent to do something This court is not competent to hear your case. 本法庭无权审理你的案子。
—competently adverbadv
competent to stand trial• Salvi has been declared mentally competent to stand trial Feb. 5.• After psychiatric evaluations found that he was competent to stand trial, Harwood pleaded guilty July 16 to second-degree murder.• Dortch-Okara, who in August found Salvi competent to stand trial, refused to let Salvi release the statement. competent to do something• He is an agricultural science graduate from Oxford University and feels competent to assess evidence and act logically.• Which is whether your son was mentally competent to commit a crime on May fourth, Nineteen-seventy-seven.• Neither of them was competent to do that type of business and they made an expensive mistake.• A literate society is only as competent to face the dangers of the future as our definition of that adjective allows.• Fortunately both firms are competent to handle this.• Why this has happened I am not competent to say, but it could be a fruitful and fascinating subject for research.• After psychiatric evaluations found that he was competent to stand trial, Harwood pleaded guilty July 16 to second-degree murder.• Dortch-Okara, who in August found Salvi competent to stand trial, refused to let Salvi release the statement.
From Longman Business Dictionary
competentcom·pe·tent /ˈkɒmpətəntˈkɑːm-/ adjectiveadj1having enough skill, knowledge, or ability to do something to a satisfactory standardThe farm would have to be run by a competent manager.
You need someone who is both competent at finance and honest.
2a piece of work or equipment that is competent is satisfactory but not particularly goodThe graphics test showed the portable photocopier to be competent, but no more.
3LAW having the official power to make legal decisions or deal with particular legal casesWe are determined to ensure that those individuals appear before a competent court as speedily as possible.
4LAW old enough, well enough, or intelligent enough to make decisions, appear in a court of law, sign a legal document etcHe was declared competent to stand trial.