“不相容的”常见英文表达有 incompatible、incongruous 或 mutually exclusive(常以短语形式表达这种关系),具体使用取决于语境:
incompatible:最为常用,强调事物之间存在冲突、无法共存或协调,例如:
Their personalities are incompatible.(他们的性格不相容。)
These two chemicals are incompatible; they react violently when mixed.(这两种化学物质不相容,混合后会剧烈反应。)
incongruous:侧重于描述事物之间不协调、不一致,在风格、性质等方面显得格格不入,例如:
His bright red suit seemed incongruous at the solemn funeral.(在庄重的葬礼上,他那一身鲜艳的红色套装显得格格不入 。)
mutually exclusive:通常作为短语使用,强调两者在逻辑或实际情况中不能同时成立或存在,例如:
Success and failure are mutually exclusive in this context.(在这种情况下,成功和失败是相互排斥的,不能同时出现 。)