inconsistently

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəntli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəntli/ (ame, ipa)

inconsistently — 副詞

1. describes an action or behaviour whose level, quality, or pattern keeps changing

1.副詞B2
釋義

不一致地

做事或表現的水準前後不穩定

describes an action or behaviour whose level, quality, or pattern keeps changing instead of staying steady from one time to the next.

例句

Hana played inconsistently in the chess tournament, winning brilliantly one round and losing the next.

Hana 在整場西洋棋錦標賽中表現得時好時壞，前一輪下得精彩，下一輪卻輸得很慘。

verb + inconsistently for uneven performance

The new parking rules were enforced inconsistently; some drivers got fines and others were ignored.

新的停車規定執行得不一致，所以有些駕駛被開罰單，有些人卻完全沒事。

passive: be enforced inconsistently for unfair application

同義詞
  • erratically

    stronger; suggests unpredictable swings, often negative

  • unevenly

    neutral; emphasises differences in amount or distribution

  • patchily

    informal; covering some parts well and others poorly

  • irregularly

    focuses on broken timing or pattern rather than quality

反義詞
  • consistently

    the direct opposite — steadily and the same way each time

  • uniformly

    more formal; in the same way across every case

  • steadily

    without sudden changes in level or quality

文法句型

verb + inconsistently

applied/enforced/treated inconsistently

用法筆記

Frequently modifies verbs of performance, judgement, or rule application (play, perform, enforce, apply, mark, treat). Subject is typically a person, group, or system whose behaviour varies over time rather than across contradictory facts.

常見錯誤

❌Her two answers were inconsistently.
✅Her two answers were inconsistent.
💡'inconsistently' is an adverb and must modify a verb; use the adjective 'inconsistent' after the verb 'be'.
❌The data is inconsistently with the theory.
✅The data is inconsistent with the theory.
💡to say two things contradict each other, use the adjective 'inconsistent with', not the adverb form.