1.[uncountableU]CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT when someone keeps changing their behaviour, reactions etc so that other people become confused 〔行为、反应等的〕反复无常,变化不定OPP consistency
2[countableC, uncountableU]DIFFERENT a situation in which two statements are different and cannot both be true 〔两个说法的〕不一致,互相矛盾SYN contradiction
There were several glaring inconsistencies (=very noticeable differences) in his report.
他的报告中有几个明显的前后矛盾之处。
inconsistency between
Defence counsel looks for inconsistency between witness statements.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + INCONSISTENCY | INCONSISTENCY + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤serious嚴重的前後矛盾▸➤glaring明顯的不一致▸➤apparent表面上的不一致▸➤internal內在的不一致◇Researchers have found that internal inconsistencies in hospital case notes are common.研究者已經發現醫院病例記錄前後不一致的情況很普遍。➤factual, logical, statistical事實上的不一致;邏輯上的矛盾;統計上的不一致VERB + INCONSISTENCY➤contain前後有矛盾➤lead to, result in導致前後矛盾;造成前後不一致◇The lack of clear rules resulted in inconsistency in the awarding of prizes.因為缺乏明確的規則,頒獎時出現了前後矛盾的情況。➤detect, find, notice, see, spot發覺有出入;看到前後有矛盾◇The program has found an inconsistency in the database files.程序在數據庫文件中發現了一個矛盾之處。◇She was quick to spot the inconsistencies between his two reports.她很快在他的兩份報告中發現了幾個相互矛盾的地方。➤highlight, point out, reveal突出/指出/揭示前後矛盾之處◇Commentators have pointed out the inconsistencies in the government's financial policy.評論家指出了政府財政政策中相互矛盾的地方。➤correct, reconcile, remove, resolve糾正/調和/消除/解決前後矛盾之處◇The amendment will remove the inconsistency between the two laws.修正案將消除兩部法律之間的不一致之處。INCONSISTENCY + VERB➤arise, emerge矛盾產生/出現PREPOSITION➤inconsistency in⋯的不一致◇inconsistencies in the evidence證據中的矛盾之處