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单词 competent
释义
competent
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/us
/ˈkɑːm.pə.t̬ənt/
C1
ableto do something well:
有能力的；能干的；称职的
a competentsecretary/rider/cook能干的秘书／骑手／厨师
I wouldn't say he wasbrilliantbut he is competentathisjob.我虽然不会说他是才华横溢，可他还是能胜任工作的。
Synonyms
adept
capable
expert
good
proficient
skilfulUK
Opposite
incompetent
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
good at doing something because of practice
  • skilfulShe's a skilful driver.
  • skilledHe's a skilled mechanic.
  • good atShe's very good at dealing with people.
  • ableShe's a very able student.
  • giftedShe's a gifted musician.
  • talentedHe's a very talented actor.
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More examples
  • She hasshownherself to be ahighlycompetentmanager.
  • She'sextremelycompetent andindustrious- anassetto thedepartment.
  • It's a competent enoughpieceof writing but it has noflair.
  • Charlie cancopehere without you - he'sperfectlycompetent.
  • They are a very competentgroupofpeople, but theylackflexibilityandoriginality.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Skilled, talented and able
  • able
  • ably
  • accomplished
  • adept
  • adeptly
  • dexterously
  • digital native
  • expert
  • expertly
  • explosiveness
  • pedigreed
  • polished
  • practised
  • preen
  • proficient
  • proficiently
  • well qualified
  • white-collar
  • with the best of themidiom
  • workmanlike
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Related word

competently
(Definition ofcompetentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

competent| American Dictionary

competent
adjective
us
/ˈkɑm·pə·t̬ənt/
having theskillsorknowledgeto do something well enough tomeetabasicstandard:
[+ to infinitive]All wewantis someone competent tomanagethestaff.
lawhaving enoughmentalabilityfor aparticularpurpose:
[+ to infinitive]Thejudgedecidedthat he was competent tostandtrial.

competence

noun[U]us
/ˈkɑm·pə·t̬əns/
Hereachedareasonablelevelof competence inEnglish.
(Definition ofcompetentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

competent| Business English

competent
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒmpɪtənt/us
ableto do something well:
A competentsalesmanagershould haveknownexactlywhat to do in thatsituation.
Operators must befullycompetent inthe use of thesystem.
We havehighlycompetentconsultants, with abroadrangeofexpertise.
good enough, but notexcellent:
People whoworkfor us need to be more thanmerelycompetent; they need toexcel.
LAW
ableorallowedto makelegaldecisions:
Theprospectivejurorsdid notindicatewhether theythoughttheplaintiffwas competent.

competently

adverbuk/ˈkɒmpɪtəntli/us/ˈkɑːmpəṱənt-/
Eachcandidateimpliesthat the other cannot betrustedtoruntheeconomycompetently.
(Definition ofcompetentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcompetent

competent
All the others werecompetent, though too often telling us what we have long known already.
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However, the application of a primitive dictionary is not always sufficient; auxiliary data must often be considered to make acompetenttranslation.
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In this situation, voters face a standard inference problem of predicting the unobservable type (whethercompetentor not) of the incumbent from the observable policy.
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On the possibilities of becoming a monolingual butcompetentspeaker.
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It is at this point that we see the patient display a fullycompetentappreciation of a planned interactional sequence.
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The aorta arose from the large left ventricle through acompetentbicuspid valve.
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In addition, the trajectory of acoustic change over time may also be reflective ofcompetentdevelopment.
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This would then provide a 'lesscompetent' model for mouse meiotic maturation in vitro.
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The case is presented in philosophicalcompetentway but without use of technical vocabulary and with little reference to learned literature.
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This paper calls into question notions of what it means to be acompetentcommunicator in the virtual world.
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Wherecompetenttransmission hosts are more or less completely replaced, rather than augmented, by non-competent host species, enzootic cycles may be severely limited.
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Additionally, we are interested in whether maltreated and nonmaltreated children will differ in their resilient self-strivings and in their developmental pathways tocompetentfunctioning.
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The point is that in neither case are we limiting the liberty ofcompetentadults in order to keep them from harming themselves.
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The result is acompetent, professionally written, totally conventional work, nearly all of which presents material already found in other sources.
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The late average age of onset (2;4) supports our claim thatcompetentuse of apologies represents mastery of a relatively more challenging pragmatic skill.
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