| 单词 | incompatible |
| 释义 | incompatible (once / 1433 pages) 1adj 2adj Use the adjective incompatible to describe things or people that are too different to get along. When paired with someone you can't work with, don't criticize or get mad. Just say, "We are incompatible." Put together the prefix in- and the suffix -ible and what do you get? "Not able." The center of incompatible comes from Latin, compati, or "suffer with." So think of incompatible as a way to describe something you simply are not able to suffer — there's too much conflict. Things can be incompatible just like people. Just try hooking up an incompatible piece of hardware to your computer — it won't work because it was designed for a different system. WORD FAMILYincompatible: incompatibility, incompatibly+/compatibility: compatibilities/compatible: compatibility, compatibly, incompatible/incompatibility: incompatibilities USAGE EXAMPLESOkay, so here’s my question: When did civility become incompatible with protest? Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) These are incompatible with perpetual occupation of the West Bank and the denial of basic rights to those who live there. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Career and motherhood should not, surely, be incompatible in the 21st Century. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1adj not compatible incompatible personalities incompatible colors Syn|Ant antagonistic incapable of harmonious association clashingsharply and harshly discordant contradictory, mutually exclusiveunable to be both true at the same time uncongenialused of plant stock or scions; incapable of being grafted uncongenialnot suitable to your tastes or needs inharmonious, unharmoniousnot in harmony mismatchedeither not matched or unsuitably matched differentunlike in nature or quality or form or degree compatible able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination congenial(used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted congruoussuitable or appropriate together harmoniousexisting together in harmony congenialsuitable to your needs harmoniousmusically pleasing matchedgoing well together; possessing harmonizing qualities 2adj not compatible with other facts Syn discrepant inconsistent displaying a lack of consistency 3adj not easy to combine harmoniously Syn ill-sorted, mismated, unsuited mismatched either not matched or unsuitably matched 4adj not suitable to your tastes or needs Syn|Ant uncongenial disagreeable, unsympathetic not agreeing with your tastes or expectations unfriendlynot disposed to friendship or friendliness unsympatheticnot sympathetic or disposed toward congenial suitable to your needs compatibleable to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination sociablefriendly and pleasant friendlycharacteristic of or befitting a friend sympatheticexpressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward 5adj not in keeping with what is correct or proper Syn inappropriate, out or keeping, unfitting incongruous lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness 6adj incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification Ant compatible capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification 7adj used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect Syn|Ant antagonistic antacid acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach) antiphlogisticcounteracting inflammation interactive, synergistic used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more) 8adj used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture 2Syn immiscible, non-miscible, unmixable (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing adj of words so related that one contrasts with the other Syn contrastive antonymous of words: having opposite meanings |
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