1.(erratic)反复无常的；变幻不定的
the leadership's hesitant and inconsistent behaviour领导层犹豫不决、反复无常的行为
You are inconsistent and unpredictable.你这人反复无常, 难以捉摸。
2.(contradictory)矛盾的；不一致的
His public statements on the subject were inconsistent in many places.他关于这一问题的公开声明有多处自相矛盾的地方。
3.to be inconsistent with sth
(be at variance with)与…不符；与…不一致
His behaviour is inconsistent with Hindu values.他的行为不符合印度教的价值观。
The findings he made were inconsistent with such a conclusion.他的调查结果与这样的结论相悖。
4.(sometimes good, sometimes bad)+ team, performer时好时坏的；不稳定的
Warne and Macgill were a little inconsistent in the second innings.沃恩与麦吉尔在第二局中有些发挥不稳。
Moon, as great as he is, has had some inconsistent days.即便是伟大如穆恩也有过状态起伏的日子。
5.【数】+ equations不相容的；矛盾的