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inconsistency

noun
🔊/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/
🔊/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/
(plural inconsistencies)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] if there is inconsistency between two statements, etc, they cannot both be true because they give the facts in a different way不一致；相矛盾
    • inconsistency between A and B There is some inconsistency between the witnesses' evidence and their earlier statements.证人的证词与他们先前的陈述有些出入。🔊🔊
    • inconsistency with something There are some inconsistencies with Baldwin's account.鲍德温的帐户有一些不一致之处。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  1. [countable, uncountable] the fact of not matching a set of standards, ideas, etc.不符合（某套标准、思想等）
    • I noticed a few minor inconsistencies in her argument.我注意到她的论证中有几处小矛盾。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  1. [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of tending to change too often and not stay the same反复无常的；没有常性的
    • Farmed salmon avoids the inconsistency of ocean fish.养殖鲑鱼避免了海洋鱼类的不一致。
    opposite consistency (1)