inconsistency
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- the fact or state of being inconsistent不一致, 不协调：
inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
他言行的不一致。
1.1
- count noun an inconsistent element or an instance of being inconsistent不协调的因素; 不一致的情况：
the single glaring inconsistency in the argument.
论证中惟一突出的自相矛盾处。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from INCONSISTENT ， on the pattern of consistency.