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Incompatible means two things (or two people) don't work well together — they don't match, or they can't exist side by side without problems. You can be incompatible with a partner if your personalities clash, or a phone charger can be incompatible with a certain phone if it doesn't fit or work.
不相容;(人)個性不合
組成in- (not) + compatible (able to exist or work together well).
同家族的字
- compatiblethe same word without 'in-' — compatible means things DO work well together
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
incompatibleadj/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/
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Of two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
- My phone is incompatible with the latest version of this app.
- Courts of equity are in many instances so nice and intricate, that they are incompatible with the genius of trials by jury.
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chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesIncapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
incompatiblenoun/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/
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chemistrymedicinenatural-sciencesAn incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
- the incompatibles of iron
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human-sciencesphilosophysciencesA consequent of a contrary.
- Incompatibles are consequents of contraries. For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers. So snoring and waking are incompatibles.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。