consistent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·sis·tent /kənˈsɪstənt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL adjective 1 SAMEalways behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval 〔行为、态度、标准等〕一贯的，一致的〔一般含褒义〕 OPP inconsistent She’s the team’s most consistent player. 她是该队中表现最为稳定的选手。consistent in We need to be consistent in our approach. 我们在方法上要前后一致。2 CONTINUOUScontinuing to happen or develop in the same way 稳定发展的，持续不变的 a consistent improvement in the country’s economy 该国经济持续稳定的好转3 LOGICALa consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts 〔论点或看法〕前后一致的 OPP inconsistent The evidence is not consistent. 证词前后不一致。4 be consistent with something SAMEif a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it 与某事物相一致，与某事物相吻合 Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building. 她的伤和从大楼坠落的情况是吻合的。 The results are consistent with earlier research. 结果与先前的研究相符合。 —consistently adverb consistently high performance 稳定的高性能
Examples from the Corpus
consistent• Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.• To secure our future, we need a consistent economic strategy.• Even here, there was consistent fear of anything that threatened to shake up the status quo.• We need a quarterback who is consistent game after game.• Until the second quarter of this year, the company had been showing consistent growth.• We've seen a consistent improvement in the team's performance.• Not all political analysts are consistent in how they employ these concepts.• Judges must be firm, fair and consistent in their application of the law.• At home he shows consistent management problems.• She is one of the most consistent players on the tennis circuit.• Why would they suddenly become a consistent team now, when the opponents start getting tougher?• Teaching by example has been a consistent theme in his work.• How do you find a reasonable and consistent thread of explanation through this?• One of the first kennels to establish itself as a consistent winner in the show ring was the Tankerville Kennel.• A company that manufactures photocopiers obviously holds to a descriptive core belief consistent with this empirical reality.consistent in• When training animals, you must be consistent in commands and expectations.Origin consistent (1500-1600) Latin present participle of consistere; → CONSISTcon·sis·tent adjectiveChineseSyllable
the having always Corpus same way same in or behaving the attitudes,
consistent
con‧sis‧tent S3 W3 AC /kənˈsɪstənt/
adjective1. always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval
OPP inconsistent:
She’s the team’s most consistent player.
consistent in
We need to be consistent in our approach.
2. continuing to happen or develop in the same way:
a consistent improvement in the country’s economy
3. a consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts
OPP inconsistent:
The evidence is not consistent.
4. be consistent with something if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it:
Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building.
The results are consistent with earlier research.
—consistently adverb:
consistently high performance
con‧sis‧tent S3 W3 AC /kənˈsɪstənt/
adjective1. always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval OPP inconsistent:
consistent in
2. continuing to happen or develop in the same way:
3. a consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts
OPP inconsistent:
4. be consistent with something if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it:
—consistently adverb: