inconsistency /ˌinkənˈsistənsi/ n. [u]矛盾，不一致；[c]不协调的因素：inconsistencies in the evidence证据中的矛盾之处；inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour他言行的不一致。She was quick to spot the inconsistencies between his two reports.她立即在他的两份报告中发现了那些相互矛盾的地方。Commentators have pointed out the inconsistencies in the government’s financial policy.评论员指出了政府财政政策中相互矛盾的地方。