I feel that should be a personal achievemen as opposed to enhanced by artificial mechanisms.我认为就应该靠个人努力而不是通过来人为的机制来提高

as opposed to与 ... 形成对照

I am here on business as opposed to a holiday.
我在这里是办公事而不是度假。

We mustn't regard them as opposed to each other.

我们不应当认为它们是互相对立的。

then people would have to take it to be able to compete with their peers.那么人们就必须服用这样才能和同龄人竞争

be able to会； 能

A good lawyer might be able to get you off.

请位好律师有可能使你免受追究。

You'll be able to come, won't you?

你能来的，对吗?

compete with与 ... 竞争

Jane feels she can never compete with these snobbish, elegant people.

简·爱感到她永远无法同这些高雅却势利的人们竞争。