competence /╵kɒmpitəns; ╵kɑmpətəns/
n [U]
〜 (for/as/in sth); 〜 (in doing sth/to do sth) being competent; ability 胜任; 能力; 称职: No one doubts her competence as a teacher. 谁也不怀疑她能胜任教师工作.
* competence in solving problems 解决问题的能力.
〜 (to do sth) (of a court╷ a judge╷ etc) legal authority (指法院、法官等的)管辖权╷ 权限: matters within/beyond the competence of the court╷ ie ones that it can/cannot legally deal with 法院权限以内[以外]的事(法院依法能[不能]解决的事).