inconsistency
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-kən-ˈsi-stən(t)-sē/ (ame, mw)
inconsistency — 名詞
- inconsistencysingular
- inconsistenciesplural
1. the situation where two or more facts, ideas, or statements do not fit together
矛盾；不一致
兩種說法或資訊互相牴觸
the situation where two or more facts, ideas, or statements do not fit together properly because one contradicts another, or a specific case of this kind of contradiction.
The judge noticed several inconsistencies between Justin's first statement and his courtroom testimony.
法官注意到 Justin 第一次陳述與在法庭上的證詞之間有好幾處不一致。
inconsistency between X and Y for contradicting facts
There was a clear inconsistency in the report, with one chapter saying sales rose and another saying they fell.
這份報告有明顯的矛盾，一章說銷售上升，另一章卻說下滑。
inconsistency in X with explanatory clause
Lucía pointed out a small inconsistency between the recipe's photo and the list of ingredients.
Lucía 指出食譜的照片和食材清單之間有一處小小的不一致。
The lawyer used the inconsistency in the witness account to win the case for Dario.
律師利用證人證詞中的矛盾，幫 Dario 打贏了官司。
There is some inconsistency between the company's safety promises and what workers see daily.
公司的安全承諾和員工每天親眼看到的情況之間存在一些不一致。
- contradiction
stronger; two ideas directly oppose each other
- discrepancy
common for numbers, accounts, or figures that should match but don't
- mismatch
informal; suggests two things that should fit but don't line up
- consistency
ideas, statements, or facts that all agree
- coherence
ideas that hold together as a logical whole
文法句型
inconsistency between X and Y
inconsistency in X
用法筆記
Subject is usually an idea, statement, report, story, or set of rules — something that can be checked against other content for agreement. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about a logical clash between two pieces of information at a single moment, not about behaviour changing over time.
常見錯誤
2. the quality of changing too often in behaviour, quality, or results, so that oth
不穩定；反覆
行為或表現時好時壞、難以信賴
the quality of changing too often in behaviour, quality, or results, so that others cannot rely on you to perform the same way each time — for example, a player who scores well in one match and badly in the next, or a factory whose products vary in quality.
The coach was worried about Tamar's inconsistency in front of the goal this season.
教練很擔心 Tamar 這個賽季在門前表現的不穩定。
inconsistency in [skill area] for sports performance
Customers complained about the inconsistency in the quality of the bakery's bread.
顧客抱怨這家麵包店的麵包品質起伏太大。
inconsistency in the quality of [product]
Tariro's inconsistency at work made it hard for the manager to plan the weekly schedule.
Tariro 工作表現反覆無常，讓主管很難排每週的班表。
There is too much inconsistency in how each branch of the bank treats new customers.
銀行各分行對待新客戶的方式落差太大。
Ishaan apologised for the inconsistency in his training and promised to come to practice every day.
Ishaan 為自己訓練時有時無向大家道歉，並承諾每天都會去練習。
- unreliability
stronger; suggests you cannot count on the person or thing at all
- variability
neutral; just means the results change, not always bad
- unevenness
softer; suggests quality goes up and down without being terrible
- reliability
the quality of always doing what is expected
- consistency
steady performance or behaviour over time
文法句型
inconsistency in X's performance
inconsistency in [behaviour/quality]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, team, product, or service whose results vary over time. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about behaviour or quality changing across moments, not about two pieces of information clashing at one moment.