consistent

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con·sis·tent /kənˈsɪstənt/ S3 W3 AWL adjectiveadj

1 SAMEalways behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval 〔行爲、態度、標準等〕一貫的，一致的〔一般含褒義〕 OPP inconsistent

She’s the team’s most consistent player.

她是該隊中表現最爲穩定的選手。

consistent in

We need to be consistent in our approach.

我們在方法上要前後一致。

2 CONTINUOUScontinuing to happen or develop in the same way 穩定發展的，持續不變的

a consistent improvement in the country’s economy

該國經濟持續穩定的好轉

3 LOGICALa consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts 〔論點或看法〕前後一致的 OPP inconsistent

The evidence is not consistent.

證詞前後不一致。

4 be consistent with something SAMEif a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it 與某事物相一致，與某事物相吻合

Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building.

她的傷和從大樓墜落的情況是吻合的。

The results are consistent with earlier research.

結果與先前的研究相符合。

Examples from the Corpus

be consistent with something• Her behavior was consistent with that of other rape victims.• Any point in the hexagon enclosed by these vectors is consistent with factor price equalization.• In our opinion the information given in the Directors' report on pages 11 to 13 is consistent with the financial statements.• Interest rates in both markets would still, it should be noted, be consistent with one another.• It is consistent with any kind of human behaviour, and just because of that, it tells us nothing about human behaviour.• The Company's accounting policies are consistent with previous years.• The increased healing rate in wine drinkers is consistent with other reports that moderate alcohol intake may be harmless or beneficial.• The yield criterion requires that the highest possible yield be earned that is consistent with the safety and liquidity criteria.• This is consistent with the results of Herbst, McCormack and West.

—consistently adverbadv

consistently high performance

穩定的高性能

Examples from the Corpus

consistent• Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.• To secure our future, we need a consistent economic strategy.• Even here, there was consistent fear of anything that threatened to shake up the status quo.• We need a quarterback who is consistent game after game.• Until the second quarter of this year, the company had been showing consistent growth.• We've seen a consistent improvement in the team's performance.• Not all political analysts are consistent in how they employ these concepts.• Judges must be firm, fair and consistent in their application of the law.• At home he shows consistent management problems.• She is one of the most consistent players on the tennis circuit.• Why would they suddenly become a consistent team now, when the opponents start getting tougher?• Teaching by example has been a consistent theme in his work.• How do you find a reasonable and consistent thread of explanation through this?• One of the first kennels to establish itself as a consistent winner in the show ring was the Tankerville Kennel.• A company that manufactures photocopiers obviously holds to a descriptive core belief consistent with this empirical reality.

consistent in• When training animals, you must be consistent in commands and expectations.

Origin consistent

(1500-1600) Latin present participle of consistere; → CONSIST

con·sis·tent adjectiveadj

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