incompetent /in'kompitsnt; m'kampdtsnt/ adj not qualified or able: 不合格的; 不能勝任的： ~ to teach science/for teaching science/as a teacher of science. 無(wú)資格擔(dān)任科學(xué)敎職。 ~ly adv in oom pe.tence /-sns; -ans/, incompetency /-ansi; .-ansi/ n [U] being ~. 不合格; 不能勝任。