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单词 incompatible
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•com•pat•i•ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. unable to exist together in harmony:incompatible roommates.
  2. clashing; discordant:incompatible colors.
  3. unable to be used with another:That computer is incompatible with mine.

n. [countable]
  1. Usually, incompatibles. [plural] an incompatible person or thing.
in•com•pat•i•bil•i•ty /ˌɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]Computer manufacturers should solve the problem of incompatibility between systems.
in•com•pat•i•bly, adv. See -pat-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•com•pat•i•ble  (in′kəm patə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not compatible;
    unable to exist together in harmony:She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
  2. contrary or opposed in character;
    discordant:incompatible colors.
  3. that cannot coexist or be conjoined.
  4. Philosophy[Logic.]
    • (of two or more propositions) unable to be true simultaneously.
    • (of two or more attributes of an object) unable to belong to the object simultaneously;
      inconsistent.
  5. (of positions, functions, ranks, etc.) unable to be held simultaneously by one person.
  6. Medicineof or pertaining to biological substances that interfere with one another physiologically, as different types of blood in a transfusion.
  7. Drugs[Pharm.]of or pertaining to drugs that interfere with one another chemically or physiologically and therefore cannot be mixed or prescribed together.

n. 
  1. Usually, incompatibles. incompatible persons or things.
  2. an incompatible drug or the like.
  3. Philosophy incompatibles, [Logic.]
    • two or more propositions that cannot be true simultaneously.
    • two or more attributes that cannot simultaneously belong to the same object.
  • Medieval Latin incompatibilis. See in-3, compatible
  • 1555–65
in′com•pat′i•bili•ty, in′com•pati•ble•ness, n. 
in′com•pati•bly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unsuitable, unsuited. See inconsistent. 
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inharmonious.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contradictory.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
incompatible /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl/ adj
  1. incapable of living or existing together in peace or harmony; conflicting or antagonistic
  2. opposed in nature or quality; inconsistent
  3. (esp of two drugs or two types of blood) incapable of being combined or used together; antagonistic
  4. (of two propositions) unable to be both true at the same time
  5. (of plants) incapable of fertilizing each other
n
  1. (often plural) a person or thing that is incompatible with another

ˌincomˌpatiˈbility, ˌincomˈpatibleness n ˌincomˈpatibly adv
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