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in·con·sis·tent AHD[ĭn'kən-sĭsʹtənt] D.J.[ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt]K.K.[ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt]adj.（形容词）- Displaying or marked by a lack of consistency, especially:缺乏一致性的：表现为缺少一致性的或以缺少一致性为标志的，尤指
- Not regular or predictable; erratic:不规律的或无法预知的；不稳定的：inconsistent behavior.前后不一致的行为
- Lacking in correct logical relation; contradictory:矛盾的：缺少正确的逻辑关系的；矛盾的：inconsistent statements.矛盾的表述
- Not in agreement or harmony; incompatible:不一致的或不协调的；不相容的：an intersection inconsistent with the road map.一个与交通图不符的十字路口
- Mathematics Not solvable for the unknowns by the same set of values. Used of two or more equations or inequalities.【数学】 不可解的：同一系列值的情况下由于有未知数而无解的。用于两个或两个以上的等式或不等式
in'consisʹtently adv.（副词）inconsistent, incongruous, incompatible, discordant, uncongenial, discrepant- These adjectives mean being in marked disagreement.这些形容词都含有明显不一致的意思。
- Inconsistent implies lack of uniformity,as in overall purpose, design, or content: Inconsistent 表示缺乏一致性，如在整体的目的、安排或内容上： Occasional hostility is inconsistent with true friendship.偶尔的敌意与真正的友谊不相协调。
- Incongruous suggests a lack of harmony and especially a lack of suitability or appropriateness, as between one person or thing and another: Incongruous 表示不和谐，尤指如人或事间的不合适或不适当： Negotiating with terrorists is incongruous with national policy.和恐怖分子进行谈判不符合国家政策。
- Incompatible implies conflict or an inability to coexist,as between persons of differing temperaments or things marked by fundamental differences or contradictions: Incompatible 指冲突或无法共存，如在不同性情的人之间或存在着根本区别或冲突的事物之间： "Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name, liberty" (Abraham Lincoln).“这有两个不仅存在差别而且无法共存的事物，但它们却有一个共同的名字，叫作自由” （亚伯拉罕·林肯）。
- Discordant implies a clash, as of temperaments, opinions, or principles: Discordant 指性情、看法或原则上的抵触、冲突： “[Imagination] reveals itself in the balance or reconciliation of opposite or discordant qualities" (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).“［想象］ 在平衡或扭转对立或不一致的品质中显现出来” （萨缪尔·泰勒·克勒略支）。
- Uncongenial suggests a lack of sympathy, as in character or nature: Uncongenial 指在性格或天性上缺乏共同之处： "Realpolitik thinking is uncongenial to American political discourse" (Christopher Layne).“现实政治的思想和美国的政治演说是性质不同的” （克里斯托弗·雷纳）。
- Discrepant stresses divergence where similarity or consistency is expected: Discrepant 强调期望相似或一致时却出现了背驰现象： The two witnesses gave widely discrepant testimony. 两个证人提供的证词出入很大
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