English Dictionary

competence

/ˈkɒmpətəns/

noun

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

She demonstrated her competence in the project.

意味（1）

(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.

Teachers are now required to teach intercultural communicative competence.

意味（2）

(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.

意味（3）

(linguistics) The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. linguistic competence.

意味（4）

(dated) A sustainable income.

Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, / Lie in three words — health, peace, and competence.

意味（5）

(countable, law, politics) the legal authority to deal with a matter.

K C Wheare's definition of federalism requires that two governments be independent and co-ordinate within their own spheres, generally set out by the division of competences codified in a constitution, which is supreme.

意味（6）

(geology) The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.