competence的词源

英文词源

competence (n.)

1590s, "rivalry" (based on compete); c. 1600 "adequate supply;" 1630s, "sufficiency of means for living at ease," from French compétence, from Latin competentia "meeting together, agreement, symmetry," from competens, present participle of competere, especially in its earlier sense of "fall together, come together, be convenient or fitting" (see compete). Meaning "sufficiency to deal with what is at hand" is from 1790.

中文词源

competence：能力，胜任

词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -pet-寻求 + -ence名词词尾

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