competent
adj
1 ~ (as/at/in sth); ~ (to do sth) (of people) having the necessary ability, authority, skill, knowledge, etc (指人)有能力、 權力、 技能、 知識等的; 能勝任的; 能干的
a highly competent driver 技術高超的司機
competent at/in one's work 能勝任工作的
He's not competent to look after young children. 他沒有看小孩的本事.
2 quite good, but not excellent 不錯的(但并不出色)
a competent piece of work 良好的作品
The novel may be a best seller, but it's no more than a competent piece of writing. 這部小說就算能暢銷, 也不過是平平之作.