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单词 inconsistently
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Definition of inconsistently in English:

inconsistently

adverb ɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)ntliˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)ntli
  • 1In a way that does not stay the same throughout.

    the rules were applied inconsistently
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Problems and ill-feeling frequently arise when good policies are inconsistently applied by managers.
    • Her work is strong but inconsistently so.
    • Patients don't like to admit they can't afford their meds, or are taking them inconsistently.
    • Educational services were inconsistently available to the Paiutes on the various reservations and colonies.
    • Many of these laws have been inconsistently enforced.
    • Corticosteroids continue to be used widely, albeit inconsistently.
    • Such terms were used loosely and inconsistently.
    • Often details have been recorded inconsistently, incorrectly or extremely imaginatively.
    • Despite their lead, the team played inconsistently in the first half.
    • One hundred twenty-five surveys were incompletely or inconsistently filled out and were excluded from the current analysis.
    • The survey found that 80 per cent of websites perform inconsistently, with widely varying response times, timeouts and errors.
    1. 1.1 In a way that is at variance with ones principles or former behaviour.
      in the real world, people behave inconsistently and contradict themselves
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The film seems to meander, and Irena starts to behave inconsistently from scene to scene.
      • However inconsistently and disingenuously, he claimed to speak on behalf of the working people.
      • She claimed that the two countries are both guilty of using human rights arguments inconsistently.
      • Then, once again inconsistently, Ernie undermines his own argument.
      • It is true that, like other white egalitarians of his day, he inconsistently clutched at old hierarchical distinctions between savagery and civilization.
      • But, rather inconsistently, many jurists asserted that after consultation the ruler must follow the opinion that is most consistent with the consensus of jurists.
      • They behave inconsistently with their attitudes but in an unexpected way.
      • It must be conceded that not every witness who testifies inconsistently with an earlier statement can properly be regarded as hostile.
    2. 1.2 In a way that is not compatible or in keeping with something.
      they acted inconsistently with their professional obligations
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The bank is not accountable if it failed to appreciate, albeit negligently, that it was acting inconsistently with the trust or fiduciary duty.
      • It was unfair for the Secretary of State to treat the other applicants inconsistently.
      • By doing so, they acted inconsistently with Article II of the Constitution.
      • Doctors might be acting inconsistently with directives from the World Medical Association when it comes to the treatment of hunger strikers.
      • It was not unknown for the die to be imperfect because the design drawing had been interpreted incorrectly, or inconsistently in relation to the stitching pattern.
      • He claims he was treated unfairly and inconsistently with the way in which other people have been treated.
 
 

Definition of inconsistently in US English:

inconsistently

adverbˌinkənˈsist(ə)ntlēˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)ntli
  • 1In a way that does not stay the same throughout.

    the rules were applied inconsistently
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Often details have been recorded inconsistently, incorrectly or extremely imaginatively.
    • The survey found that 80 per cent of websites perform inconsistently, with widely varying response times, timeouts and errors.
    • Educational services were inconsistently available to the Paiutes on the various reservations and colonies.
    • Patients don't like to admit they can't afford their meds, or are taking them inconsistently.
    • Such terms were used loosely and inconsistently.
    • One hundred twenty-five surveys were incompletely or inconsistently filled out and were excluded from the current analysis.
    • Corticosteroids continue to be used widely, albeit inconsistently.
    • Her work is strong but inconsistently so.
    • Despite their lead, the team played inconsistently in the first half.
    • Many of these laws have been inconsistently enforced.
    • Problems and ill-feeling frequently arise when good policies are inconsistently applied by managers.
    1. 1.1 In a way that is at variance with ones principles or former behavior.
      in the real world, people behave inconsistently and contradict themselves
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is true that, like other white egalitarians of his day, he inconsistently clutched at old hierarchical distinctions between savagery and civilization.
      • Then, once again inconsistently, Ernie undermines his own argument.
      • But, rather inconsistently, many jurists asserted that after consultation the ruler must follow the opinion that is most consistent with the consensus of jurists.
      • They behave inconsistently with their attitudes but in an unexpected way.
      • The film seems to meander, and Irena starts to behave inconsistently from scene to scene.
      • However inconsistently and disingenuously, he claimed to speak on behalf of the working people.
      • She claimed that the two countries are both guilty of using human rights arguments inconsistently.
      • It must be conceded that not every witness who testifies inconsistently with an earlier statement can properly be regarded as hostile.
    2. 1.2 In a way that is not compatible or in keeping with something.
      they acted inconsistently with their professional obligations
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was unfair for the Secretary of State to treat the other applicants inconsistently.
      • He claims he was treated unfairly and inconsistently with the way in which other people have been treated.
      • Doctors might be acting inconsistently with directives from the World Medical Association when it comes to the treatment of hunger strikers.
      • It was not unknown for the die to be imperfect because the design drawing had been interpreted incorrectly, or inconsistently in relation to the stitching pattern.
      • By doing so, they acted inconsistently with Article II of the Constitution.
      • The bank is not accountable if it failed to appreciate, albeit negligently, that it was acting inconsistently with the trust or fiduciary duty.
 
 
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