competence
n[U]
1 ~ (for/as/in sth); ~ (in doing sth/to do sth) being competent; ability 勝任; 能力; 稱職
No one doubts her competence as a teacher. 誰也不懷疑她能勝任教師工作.
competence in solving problems 解決問題的能力.
2 ~ (to do sth) (of a court, a judge, etc) legal authority (指法院、 法官等的)管轄權, 權限
matters within/beyond the competence of the court, ie ones that it can/cannot legally deal with 法院權限以內[以外]的事(法院依法能[不能]解決的事).