incompatible

Word family noun compatibility ≠ incompatibility incompatiblenessadjective compatible ≠ incompatible adverbincompatibly

in·com·pat·i·ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂/ AWL adjectiveadj

1 RELATIONSHIPtwo people who are incompatible have such different characters, beliefs etc that they cannot have a friendly relationship 〔两个人〕不能和睦相处的，合不来的 OPP compatible

I don’t know why they ever got married. They’re totally incompatible.

我不知道他们为什么结婚，他们根本合不来。

2 MIXtwo things that are incompatible cannot exist or be accepted together 〔两种事物〕不相容的，不能共存的

incompatible with

Business interests are incompatible with public office.

商业利益与公职不可兼得。

Politeness and truth are often mutually incompatible.

礼貌和实话往往互不相容。

3 WRONG/UNSUITABLEtwo things that are incompatible are of different types and so cannot be used together 〔两种不同类的东西〕不相配的，相互排斥的 OPP compatible

incompatible with

The laser printer is incompatible with the new computer.

这台激光打印机和新计算机不兼容。

5patients with incompatible blood groups

血型不相容的病人

n incompatible blood groups

—incompatibility /ˌɪnkəmpætəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU]

sexual incompatibility

性生活不和谐

Examples from the Corpus

incompatible• After a week together on vacation it was clear that they were totally incompatible.• In his own day the two kinds of profession were by no means incompatible.• After we got married, we realized we were completely incompatible.• Diane and I are completely incompatible.• The centre gives advice to women who find the demands of marriage and work incompatible.• I am still left aghast at the astonishing numbers of totally incompatible cichlids that are sometimes crammed into remarkably small tanks.• For example, punishment may generate incompatible emotions.• They've always seemed so incompatible - no wonder they're getting a divorce.• In the best of all possible worlds, community and individual growth are complementary goals, not incompatible ones.• We're completely incompatible - she's a neat freak, and I hate to clean.• My parents always seemed incompatible to me, but they stayed together for over 40 years.• These computers are incompatible with our present system.• But it is not incompatible with science.• In addition, it explains various detailed observational facts which are incompatible with the older Newtonian scheme.• This would be incompatible with the tenure of life on Earth.

incompatible with• Such violent attacks are incompatible with a civilized society.• The software is incompatible with the operating system.

From Longman Business Dictionary

incompatiblein·com·pat·i·ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂/ adjectiveadjCOMPUTING

computers, computer systems, or programs that are incompatible cannot be used together

incompatible with

Most PCs in Japan run on software based on NEC Corp’s architecture, which is incompatible with IBM machines.

单词	incompatible
释义	incompatible Word family noun compatibility ≠ incompatibility incompatiblenessadjective compatible ≠ incompatible adverbincompatibly in·com·pat·i·ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂/ ●○○ AWL adjectiveadj 1 RELATIONSHIPtwo people who are incompatible have such different characters, beliefs etc that they cannot have a friendly relationship 〔两个人〕不能和睦相处的，合不来的 OPP compatible I don’t know why they ever got married. They’re totally incompatible. 我不知道他们为什么结婚，他们根本合不来。 2 MIXtwo things that are incompatible cannot exist or be accepted together 〔两种事物〕不相容的，不能共存的 incompatible with Business interests are incompatible with public office. 商业利益与公职不可兼得。 Politeness and truth are often mutually incompatible. 礼貌和实话往往互不相容。 3 WRONG/UNSUITABLEtwo things that are incompatible are of different types and so cannot be used together 〔两种不同类的东西〕不相配的，相互排斥的 OPP compatible incompatible with The laser printer is incompatible with the new computer. 这台激光打印机和新计算机不兼容。 5patients with incompatible blood groups 血型不相容的病人 n incompatible blood groups —incompatibility /ˌɪnkəmpætəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU] sexual incompatibility 性生活不和谐 Examples from the Corpus incompatible• After a week together on vacation it was clear that they were totally incompatible.• In his own day the two kinds of profession were by no means incompatible.• After we got married, we realized we were completely incompatible.• Diane and I are completely incompatible.• The centre gives advice to women who find the demands of marriage and work incompatible.• I am still left aghast at the astonishing numbers of totally incompatible cichlids that are sometimes crammed into remarkably small tanks.• For example, punishment may generate incompatible emotions.• They've always seemed so incompatible - no wonder they're getting a divorce.• In the best of all possible worlds, community and individual growth are complementary goals, not incompatible ones.• We're completely incompatible - she's a neat freak, and I hate to clean.• My parents always seemed incompatible to me, but they stayed together for over 40 years.• These computers are incompatible with our present system.• But it is not incompatible with science.• In addition, it explains various detailed observational facts which are incompatible with the older Newtonian scheme.• This would be incompatible with the tenure of life on Earth. incompatible with• Such violent attacks are incompatible with a civilized society.• The software is incompatible with the operating system. From Longman Business Dictionary incompatiblein·com·pat·i·ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂/ adjectiveadjCOMPUTING computers, computer systems, or programs that are incompatible cannot be used together incompatible with Most PCs in Japan run on software based on NEC Corp’s architecture, which is incompatible with IBM machines.
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