An incompetent attorney can delay a trial for months or years. A competent attorney can delay one even longer.
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n. 代理人;律師;
?? at完成+torn旋轉+ey=er人→玩的轉的人→律師
"She was made her father's attorney when he became ill."
她在父親生病時代理父親的事務。
近義：jurisprudent, lawyer, notary, pleader, procurator, barrister
n. 延遲，拖延;耽擱;被耽擱或推遲的時間;
vt. 延期，推遲;耽擱;
vi. 延緩，延期;
?? de(dis-=apart)+lay(bring)→延期；延緩；耽擱
"We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused."
我們對此次延誤以及因此有可能造成的所有不便表示道歉。
近義：latency, hinder, keep, retard, detain, postpone
反義：hurry, hustle, press, quicken, accelerate, rush
n. 試驗;[法]審訊，審判;磨難，困難;[體]選拔賽;
adj. 試驗的;[法]審訊的;
?? tri=try實驗+al名詞后綴，表行為→試驗，嘗試
"He is in custody awaiting trial ."
他已被拘留候審。
近義：assay, attempt, try, hearing, instance, judgement
反義：hypothetical, speculative, theoretical
adj. 有能力的，能勝任的;能干的，稱職的;足夠的，充足的;有決定權的;
?? com共同+pet追尋，尋求+ent...的→競爭的[能力]→有資格的
"Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work."
要確保這家公司有能力完成這項工作。
近義：apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, accomplished
反義：incapable, incapacitated, unable, uncapable, unfit, unfitted
adj. 無能力的;不勝任的;不適當的;
n. 無能者;不勝任者;
"his incompetent handling of the affair"
他在處理這件事上的無能表現
近義：blunderer, fumbler, incapable, incapacitated, unable, uncapable
反義：apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, accomplished