| 单词 | inconsistent |
| 释义 | inconsistent (once / 518 pages) adj 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. 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. WORD FAMILYinconsistent: inconsistency, inconsistently+/consistent: consistently, inconsistent, self-consistent/inconsistency: inconsistencies USAGE EXAMPLESState officials say it’s been hard to plan long term and recruit and train candidates in off-election years due to inconsistent funding from the DNC. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The rate of warming we are seeing, in both the air and ocean temperatures, is inconsistent with the fanciful and optimistic beliefs of this group. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) But nothing was found other than inconsistent driving logs. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj displaying a lack of consistency inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time inconsistent with the roadmap Syn|Ant at odds, conflicting, contradictory, self-contradictory in disagreement discrepant, incompatiblenot compatible with other facts scratchy, spotty, unevenlacking consistency unconformablenot correspondent unreconcilednot made consistent or compatible variableliable to or capable of change consistent (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable accordant, agreeable, concordant, conformable, consonantin keeping pursuant(followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with reconciledmade compatible or consistent self-consistentnot self-contradictory unchangingconforming to the same principles or course of action over time invariablenot liable to or capable of change 2adj not in agreement Syn discrepant incongruous lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness 3adj not capable of being made consistent or harmonious inconsistent accounts Syn irreconcilable, unreconcilable impossible to reconcile |
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