incompatible

Word family  noun compatibility ≠ incompatibility adjective compatible ≠ incompatible

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·com·pat·i·ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂/ ●○○ AWL adjective  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 compatibleincompatible 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 [uncountable] 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 Dictionaryincompatiblein‧com‧pat‧i‧ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂/ adjectiveCOMPUTING computers, computer systems, or programs that are incompatible cannot be used togetherincompatible withMost PCs in Japan run on software based on NEC Corp’s architecture, which is incompatible with IBM machines.

in·com·pat·i·ble adjectiveLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

have who incompatible people etc characters, Corpus such two different Business are beliefs

incompatible
in‧com‧pat‧i‧ble AC /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂, ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl◂/ adjective1. two people who are incompatible have such different characters, beliefs etc that they cannot have a friendly relationship
   OPP  compatible:
    I don’t know why they ever got married. They’re totally incompatible.
2. two things that are incompatible cannot exist or be accepted together
    incompatible with
    Business interests are incompatible with public office.
    Politeness and truth are often mutually incompatible.
3. two things that are incompatible are of different types and so cannot be used together
   OPP  compatible
    incompatible with
    The laser printer is incompatible with the new computer.
    incompatible blood groups
—incompatibility /ˌɪnkəmpætəˈbɪləti, ˌɪnkəmpætɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]:
    sexual incompatibility
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ unsuitable/not suitable not having the right qualities for a particular person, purpose, or situation: These toys are not suitable for children under 3. | The job was considered unsuitable for women. | Some dogs end up in totally unsuitable homes.
   ▪ not appropriate/inappropriate not suitable for a particular situation or purpose – used especially about someone's behaviour or language: Slang is not appropriate in an academic essay. | Never reward inappropriate behaviour. | It would not be appropriate for us to comment at this stage.
   ▪ wrong not the right thing or person for a particular job or purpose: You’re using the wrong spoon – this is the soup spoon. | She was simply the wrong person for the job.
   ▪ out of place [not before noun] not looking or seeming suitable for that place or situation: The horse drawn carriage looks a little out of place among the busy traffic. | At first I felt a bit out of place.
   ▪ incompatible two ideas or things that are incompatible cannot exist or be done together. Two people who are incompatible are unlikely to have a successful relationship, because they have very different characters, beliefs etc: He considered the role of wife and mother to be incompatible with a career. | Why do totally incompatible people get married?
   ▪ incongruous formal seeming strange and unsuitable, often in a humorous way, because of being unexpected in a particular situation or very different from its surroundings: It seemed incongruous having a dance-band at the funeral. | He was dressed in a three-piece suit with an incongruous tie shaped like a fish.
   ▪ inconvenient an inconvenient place or time is not suitable and causes problems for you: He always seems to call at inconvenient times. | The new station is inconvenient to pedestrians, because it is a long walk from the centre of town.
   ▪ unfit not suitable to be used for something, or not suitable to do something : The boat is not only unfit to live in but is actually unsafe. | The meat was declared unfit for human consumption (=not suitable to eat). | He claims she is an unfit mother. | A jury decided Pryse-Jones was unfit to stand trial at court because of his mental illness. | The house was unfit for human habitation (=not suitable to live in).

in·com·pat·ible AW BrE /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbl/ 🔊 adjective~ (with sth) two actions, ideas, etc. that are incompatible are not acceptable or possible together because of basic differences （与某事物）不一致，不相配◆The hours of the job are incompatible with family life. 这份工作的上班时间和家庭生活有冲突。🔊🔊◆These two objectives are mutually incompatible. 这两个目标相互矛盾。🔊🔊two people who are incompatible are very different from each other and so are not able to live or work happily together （与某人）合不来，不能和睦相处~ (with sth) two things that are incompatible are of different types so that they cannot be used or mixed together （与某物）不匹配；配伍禁忌的；不兼容；互斥◆New computer software is often incompatible with older computers. 新的计算机软件往往和旧式计算机不兼容。🔊🔊◆Those two blood groups are incompatible. 那两种血型不相容。🔊🔊 OPP compatible ▸ in·com·pati·bil·ity AW BrE /ˌɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (

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