in·con·sis·tent/ˏɪnkən`sɪstənt; ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt◄/ adj 1 two ideas or statements that are inconsistent are different and cannot both be true 〔主意或说法〕不一致的，前后矛盾的: His story was inconsistent with the evidence. 他讲的与证据有出入。 2 not doing things in the same way each time, or not following an expected principle 反复无常的，不按常规的: Children get confused if parents are inconsistent. 父母如果出尔反尔，小孩子就会感到无所适从。