inconsistent /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs. 反复无常的 [表不满]

  例：

  You are inconsistent and unpredictable.

  你反复无常，让人捉摸不透。

• 2. 

  ADJ Someone or something that is inconsistent does not stay the same, being sometimes good and sometimes bad. 不稳定的; 时好时坏的

  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. 

  ADJ If two statements are inconsistent, one cannot possibly be true if the other is true. 不一致的

  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。

• 4. 

  ADJ If something is inconsistent with a set of ideas or values, it does not fit in well with them or match them. 与…不相合的 [v-link ADJ 'with' n]

  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。