incompatibility

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incompatibility — 名詞

1. a situation in which two people, groups, or things are so fundamentally differen

1.名詞B2
釋義

不相容

因基本差異無法共存或合作

a situation in which two people, groups, or things are so fundamentally different that they cannot live, work, or exist together successfully

例句

Mei-Lin and Ibrahim separated after two years, realizing their incompatibility was too deep to fix.

Mei-Lin 和 Ibrahim 在兩年後分手了，因為他們明白彼此的個性不相容到難以修復。

incompatibility + between people + result (separation)

The incompatibility between the old computer system and the new software caused constant errors.

舊電腦系統和新軟體之間的不相容導致頻繁的錯誤。

incompatibility + between [thing A] and [thing B] + causes problems

常見搭配
  • fundamental incompatibility
  • basic incompatibility
  • personality incompatibility
  • creative incompatibility
  • software incompatibility
  • incompatibility between
  • incompatibility with
同義詞
  • mismatch

    less formal, focuses on two things that do not go well together

  • conflict

    stronger, implies active opposition rather than just difference

  • discord

    more formal, used mainly for people and relationships

反義詞
  • compatibility

    the ability of two things to exist or work together

  • harmony

    positive coexistence, often of people or groups

文法句型

incompatibility + between + [two parties/things]

incompatibility + with + [a single party/thing]

用法筆記

Typically uncountable in general reference. The noun is often followed by between to introduce the conflicting parties, or by with to name a single mismatched counterpart.

常見錯誤

There is an incompatibility between their personalities.
There is incompatibility between their personalities.
The noun is usually uncountable; do not use 'a' or 'an' with it.

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常用片語

  • basic incompatibility
  • fundamental incompatibility
  • irreconcilable incompatibility

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