competence
音标：
英音/ ˈkɒmpɪtəns / 美音/ ˈkɑːmpɪtəns /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
An internal audit found there had been a “collective lack of competence” from officers in relation to overspending on the events.
一项内部审计发现，官员们在活动超支方面“集体缺乏能力”。
—BBC
It has also raised questions about the Defense Department’s competence and Mr. Austin’s credibility.
它还对国防部的能力和奥斯汀先生的可信度提出了质疑。
—New York Times
“I have always said it has to be within competence,” he said, ensuring the Senedd has the legal authority to pass the law.
“我一直说这必须在权限范围内，”他说，并确保参议院拥有通过这项法律的合法权力。
—BBC
基本释意：
noun
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
能力，胜任；权限，管辖权；技能；感受态，反应能力；<旧>足以谋生的收入（尤指非劳动所得）
同义词：
competency
短释义：
If your dad discovers a new dent in his car each time you’ve borrowed it, don’t be surprised if he questions your competence as a driver. The words competence and competency are sometimes used interchangeably, although competence is better when describing the quality of being well qualified. Competency is more appropriate in a legal sense, referring to the ability of a person to make decisions or stand trial.
如果你有能力，你就有资格或准备好做某事。驾驶考试将显示您是否具备驾驶能力。
长释义：
If your dad discovers a new dent in his car each time you’ve borrowed it, don’t be surprised if he questions your competence as a driver. The words competence and competency are sometimes used interchangeably, although competence is better when describing the quality of being well qualified. Competency is more appropriate in a legal sense, referring to the ability of a person to make decisions or stand trial.
如果每次你借车时，你父亲都发现他的车上有新的凹痕，如果他质疑你作为司机的能力，请不要感到惊讶。能力和能力这两个词有时可以互换使用，尽管能力在描述良好资格的质量时更好。能力在法律意义上更合适，指的是一个人做出决定或接受审判的能力。
文学例句：
Izzi and I exchange a glance at that—his sheer competence is unnerving.
伊兹和我交换了一眼——他的能力令人不安。
—An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The integrity of Mr. Wallace is not to be doubted, but what becomes of his competence to judge when prejudice blinds itself to facts?
华莱士先生的正直是毋庸置疑的，但当偏见蒙蔽了事实的双眼时，他的判断能力又会怎样呢？
—Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley
With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement by Clodd, Edward
And of course they all got brown woollen socks knitted by yours truly, displaying various degrees of competence.
当然，他们都穿着你亲手编织的棕色毛袜，显示出不同程度的能力。
—The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
词源：
competence (n.)1590s, “rivalry” (based on compete), also “adequate supply,” both senses now obsolete; 1630s as “sufficiency of means for living at ease,” from French compétence, from Latin competentia “meeting together, agreement, symmetry,” from competens, present participle of competere, especially in its earlier sense of “fall together, come together, be convenient or fitting” (see compete).
Meaning “adequate range of capacity or ability, sufficiency to deal with what is at hand” is from 1790. Legal sense “capability or fitness to be heard in court” is from 1708.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
能力（n.）1590年代，“竞争”（基于竞争），还有“充足的供应”，这两种含义现在都已经过时了； 1630年代作为“安逸生活的充足手段”，源自法语compétence，源自拉丁语competitia“会面、一致、对称”，源自competens，competrere的现在分词，尤其是其早期含义“一起落到一起，走到一起，成为”方便或合适”（参见竞争）。意思是“能力或能力的适当范围，足以处理手头的事情”来自 1790 年。法律意义“在法庭上听证的能力或适合性”来自 1708 年。相关条目及更多
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