| 单词 | inconsistency |
| 释义 | inconsistency (once / 1339 pages) n When there's inconsistency, things are not the same. An example of inconsistency in parenting might be when parents give different allowances to kids who are the same age. There's a lot of inconsistency in the world. Some restaurants will serve delicious food most of the time, but not all the time. Teachers in different classes will have different rules for what is expected. Another type of inconsistency is between ideas or propositions. For example, if you want to lose weight but cannot stop eating donuts, there is a major inconsistency between those two ideas. Anywhere you find things that are changing or varying, there is inconsistency. WORD FAMILYinconsistency: inconsistencies+/consistent: consistently, inconsistent, self-consistent/inconsistent: inconsistency, inconsistently USAGE EXAMPLESThat increases the likelihood of inconsistencies and errors. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) That’s how players overcome inconsistency, by playing their best when the alternative seems dire. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) INCONSISTENCIES: Both teams were perplexingly inconsistent this season. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts Ant|Hyper consistence, consistency a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts nonuniformity the quality of being diverse and interesting 2n the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time Syn|Hyper incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance contradictoriness the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist |
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