competent

adj

• ① 能干的;胜任的
  • He's a very competent civil servant [teacher].他是一位非常称职的公务员[老师]。
  • She's highly competent for teaching.她很能胜任教职。
  • She is competent as a teacher.她是位称职的老师。
  • She's perfectly competent to teach English.她完全能教好英文。

• ② 充足的,够用的,足够的
  • She has a competent knowledge of French.她有充足的法文知识。

• ③ 【法律】(法庭、法官)有法定资格的,有管辖权的;(证人)有合法资格的;有能力的<to>
  • the competent authorities主管当局
  • The old man was declared mentally competent to stand trial.那个老人被声明有精神能力接受审判。