英语词汇“consistent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	consistent
释义	con·sist·ent I. \kənˈsistənt\ adjective Etymology: Latin consistent-, consistens, present participle of consistere 1. archaic : marked by unchanging position or by firmness, stiffness, solidarity, or coherence < organs made consistent by cartilage > : stationary, changeless, and enduring < the consistent pines on the ledge > 2. a. : marked by harmony, regularity, or steady continuity throughout : showing no significant change, unevenness, or contradiction < in art all styles are good provided … they are consistent and harmonious within themselves — J.W.Krutch > < the influence of America should be consistent in seeking for humanity a final peace — F.D.Roosevelt > b. : marked by agreement and concord < opinions consistent with each other > : coexisting and showing no noteworthy opposing, conflicting, inharmonious, or contradictory qualities or trends : compatible — usually used with with < drinking more hollands and water than is consistent with decorum — George Borrow > < is your aunt's romanticism always consistent with accuracy — Edith Wharton > c. : showing steady regular conformity to character, profession, belief, or custom < a consistent advocate of a high protective tariff and was for many years president of the Protective Tariff League — A.L.Churchill > d. : jointly assertable so as to be true or not contradictory : compossible Synonyms: see consonant II. adjective : tending to be arbitrarily close to the true value of the parameter estimated as the sample becomes large < a consistent statistical estimator > • consistency noun
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