“不一致的”常见英文表达有 inconsistent、incompatible、discordant、incongruous 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
inconsistent:最常用,指事物之间缺乏一致性或连贯性,存在矛盾或冲突。例如:
The evidence presented in court was inconsistent.(法庭上出示的证据相互矛盾。)
His statements are inconsistent with each other.(他的陈述前后不一致。)
incompatible:侧重于表示事物之间无法共存或协调,通常指在性质、目的或功能等方面存在根本性冲突。例如:
Their personalities are incompatible.(他们的性格合不来。)
This software is incompatible with my operating system.(这款软件与我的操作系统不兼容。)
discordant:强调不和谐、不一致,常用于描述声音、意见、情绪等方面的冲突。例如:
There was a discordant note in his otherwise harmonious speech.(他原本和谐的演讲中出现了一个不和谐的音符。)
The discordant opinions within the team made it difficult to reach a decision.(团队内部意见不一致,使得很难做出决定。)
incongruous:指事物之间不协调、不相称,通常用于描述在外观、性质或行为等方面与周围环境或其他事物不匹配的情况。例如:
His bright red suit seemed incongruous at the formal funeral.(他在正式葬礼上穿的鲜红色套装显得格格不入。)
The modern skyscraper looked incongruous among the old-fashioned buildings.(那座现代化的摩天大楼在那些老式建筑中显得很不协调。)