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.