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inconsistent adj.不一致的；反复无常的 (1) 他对那件事情的说法前后不一致。(2) 这样的行为与她情操高尚的原则是矛盾的。(3) 英国的天气反复无常,一会儿下雨,一会儿又放晴。(4) 他并非一贯忠心耿耿，有时支持我们，有时反对我们。 The adjective inconsistent first came into use in the 1640’s, with the sense of “not agreeing in substance or form.” Broken down into its roots, in plus consistent, the word literally means "not consistent." Behavior, results in lab experiments, and your cooking skills could all be described as inconsistent if they are irregular, spotty, and hard to predict.

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英 [ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt] 美 [ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt] (1) His accounts of the event were inconsistent.(2) Such behavior is inconsistent with her high-minded principles.(3) English weather is very inconsistent; one moment it's raining and the next it's sunny.(4) He is inconsistent in his loyalty: sometimes he supports us, sometimes he's against us. Inconsistent describes something that's varied or irregular. So if you're supposed to floss every day, but you only remember every now and then, your commitment to oral hygiene could be called inconsistent. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人)反复无常的，易变的 If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs.   [disapproval]You are inconsistent and unpredictable.你这人反复无常，真叫人难以捉摸。...the leadership's hesitant and inconsistent behaviour.领导犹豫不定、出尔反尔的行为2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不能始终如一的；时好时坏的 Someone or something that is inconsistent does not stay the same, being sometimes good and sometimes bad. We had a terrific start to the season, but recently we've been inconsistent...赛季之初我们有非常好的开局，但最近却时好时坏。Moon, as great as he is, has had some inconsistent days.伟大如穆恩者，也有状态起伏的时候。3[ADJ 形容词]不一致的；相排斥的 If two statements are inconsistent, one cannot possibly be true if the other is true.   [oft ADJ with n]The evidence given in court was inconsistent with what he had previously told them.法庭上的证词与他当初告诉他们的不一致。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相抵触的；不相合的 If something is inconsistent with a set of ideas or values, it does not fit in well with them or match them.   [v-link ADJ with n]This legislation is inconsistent with what they call Free Trade...这项立法与他们所谓的自由贸易相抵触。The outburst was inconsistent with the image he has cultivated.这样大发脾气与他所树立的个人形象不相称。

英语单词	inconsistent
英美音标	英 [ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt] 美 [ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt]
中文释义	adj.不一致的；反复无常的
英语例句	(1) His accounts of the event were inconsistent. (2) Such behavior is inconsistent with her high-minded principles. (3) English weather is very inconsistent; one moment it's raining and the next it's sunny. (4) He is inconsistent in his loyalty: sometimes he supports us, sometimes he's against us.
中文例句	(1) 他对那件事情的说法前后不一致。 (2) 这样的行为与她情操高尚的原则是矛盾的。 (3) 英国的天气反复无常,一会儿下雨,一会儿又放晴。 (4) 他并非一贯忠心耿耿，有时支持我们，有时反对我们。
vocabulary简明	Inconsistent describes something that's varied or irregular. So if you're supposed to floss every day, but you only remember every now and then, your commitment to oral hygiene could be called inconsistent.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective inconsistent first came into use in the 1640’s, with the sense of “not agreeing in substance or form.” Broken down into its roots, in plus consistent, the word literally means "not consistent." Behavior, results in lab experiments, and your cooking skills could all be described as inconsistent if they are irregular, spotty, and hard to predict.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人)反复无常的，易变的 If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs. [disapproval] You are inconsistent and unpredictable. 你这人反复无常，真叫人难以捉摸。 ...the leadership's hesitant and inconsistent behaviour. 领导犹豫不定、出尔反尔的行为 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不能始终如一的；时好时坏的 Someone or something that is inconsistent does not stay the same, being sometimes good and sometimes bad. We had a terrific start to the season, but recently we've been inconsistent... 赛季之初我们有非常好的开局，但最近却时好时坏。 Moon, as great as he is, has had some inconsistent days. 伟大如穆恩者，也有状态起伏的时候。 3 [ADJ 形容词]不一致的；相排斥的 If two statements are inconsistent, one cannot possibly be true if the other is true. [oft ADJ with n] The evidence given in court was inconsistent with what he had previously told them. 法庭上的证词与他当初告诉他们的不一致。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相抵触的；不相合的 If something is inconsistent with a set of ideas or values, it does not fit in well with them or match them. [v-link ADJ with n] This legislation is inconsistent with what they call Free Trade... 这项立法与他们所谓的自由贸易相抵触。 The outburst was inconsistent with the image he has cultivated. 这样大发脾气与他所树立的个人形象不相称。

Inconsistent Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Adj N 英 ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt] 美 ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt