able 最常用词,多用于褒义,着重指多方面的,经常性的,或潜在性的能力。有时也指高超、非凡的能力。
capable 语气弱于able,指有能力、有潜力或有条件做某事,常与of连用。
competent 强调具有能胜任某项工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件。
参考例句
1. Pastors should be competent to teach and guard the flock against wrong teaching. 牧师应该要有能力作教导,并保护羊群远离错误的教导。
2. When you want to hire and retain good people, you have to recognize that they are competent professionals. 当你想要雇用和保留一些优良的人才,你必须确认他们是有能力的专家。
3. Compares the life cycle short programmer, if can familiarize the software testing, is but actually competent the enterprise. 相比生命周期较短的程序员,如果能把软件测试摸透,倒是能干出一番事业。
英英解释
adj.
1. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
2. adequate for the purpose