inconsistency /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/ noun plural inconsistencies
plural inconsistencies
Learner's definition of INCONSISTENCY
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: the quality or fact of being inconsistent不一致: such as
a [noncount] : the quality or fact of not staying the same at different times(不同时间表现出的)不一致 -
Police noticed inconsistency in his two statements.警察注意到他的两次陈述有出入。
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Customers have been complaining about the inconsistency in the quality of service they have received.顾客一直在投诉他们接受到的服务的质量时好时坏。
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The team's biggest problem has been inconsistency: it has played well at times, but at other times it has played very poorly.这个球队的最大问题是发挥不稳定:有时打得好,但有时又打得很差。
b : the quality or fact of having parts that disagree with each other(组成部分的)不一致,不协调 [noncount]
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[count] : a difference or disagreement between two statements which means that both cannot be true前后矛盾