inconsistent

adjective
🔊/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
🔊/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
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  1. [not usually before noun] inconsistent (with something) if two statements, etc. are inconsistent, or one is inconsistent with the other, they cannot both be true because they give the facts in a different way不一致;相矛盾
    • The report is inconsistent with the financial statements.这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。🔊🔊
    • The witnesses' statements were inconsistent.各证人的证词相互抵触。🔊🔊
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    • His statement was inconsistent with other accounts of the events.关于这些事件他的说法与其他人不一致。
    • The two accounts are mutually inconsistent.这两种说法互相矛盾。
    • Her argument in internally inconsistent.她的论点内部矛盾。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    • wildly
    preposition
    • in
    • with
    See full entry
  2. inconsistent with something not matching a set of standards, ideas, etc.不符合(某套标准、思想等)
    • Her behaviour was clearly inconsistent with her beliefs.她的行为显然违背了她的信仰。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    • wildly
    preposition
    • in
    • with
    See full entry
  3. (disapproving) tending to change too often; not staying the same反复无常的;没有常性的
    • inconsistent results变幻无常的结果
    • Children find it difficult if a parent is inconsistent.如果做父母的不始终如一,孩子会觉得无所适从。🔊🔊
    opposite consistent
    Extra Examples
    • The company is inconsistent in the way it disciplines staff.公司惩戒职工的办法前后不一致。
    • The team's offense has been maddeningly inconsistent.这个队的进攻极不协调,令人恼火。
    • The tests gave inconsistent results.这些测试的结果变化无常。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    • wildly
    preposition
    • in
    • with
    See full entry