新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

inconsistent

英  [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1反复无常的

    If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs.

    双语例句

    例:

    You are inconsistent and unpredictable.

    你反复无常,让人捉摸不透。

    2不稳定的 , 时好时坏的

    Someone or something that is inconsistent does not stay the same, being sometimes good and sometimes bad.

    双语例句

    例:

    We had a terrific start to the season, but recently we've been inconsistent.

    我们在本赛季的开头极好,但最近时好时坏。

    3不一致的

    If two statements are inconsistent, one cannot possibly be true if the other is true.

    近义词

    contradictory , conflicting , incompatible

    双语例句

    例:

    The evidence given in court was inconsistent with what he had previously told them.

    他在法庭上的证词与他当初告诉他们的不一致。

    例:

    The report is internally inconsistent and conflicts directly with previous reports by the Academy.

    该报告内容相互不一致,并与学会之前的报告完全冲突。

    4与…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.

    近义词

    contradictory , conflicting , incompatible

    双语例句

    例:

    This legislation is inconsistent with what they call Free Trade.

    这项法规与他们所称的自由贸易是相矛盾的。

    例:

    The details of that meeting are by no means inconsistent with other evidence.

    那次会议的详情与其它证据并无不符。