incompetence       1034 |

in com pe tence /in'kDmpitans; NAmE -'kaim-/ noun [U] the lack of skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done At6A; Afltji; A#FlR: professional incompetence if ik A ffi A ffc 1R 0 police incompetence W Af#JAt6 0 He was dismissed for incompetence. {ffe[H A#F

in com pe tent /m'kranpitant; NAmE -'ka:m-/ adj., noun s adj. not having the skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done ft16 tj fill; AJIHi ; A#fR Ift: an incompetent teacher AlfcSRlftffclJfp 0 his incom­petent handling of the affair      At6^

M o The Prime Minister was attacked as incompetent to lead, jp- ft tjfc A ^ W 16 fj a.      EQ2 competent

►                incompetently adv.

*» noun a person who does not have the skill or ability to do their job or a task as it should be done AlfclR ( sAA

t mmi, ftm) ma

in com plete /.inkam'pliit/ adj., noun m adj. not having everything that it should have; not finished or complete    Atc£#J; A^#frT

an incomplete set of figures       0 Spoken

language contains many incomplete sentences. P ig- A A tM^AAMW'RlTo FTiT3 complete ► m-com-plete-ly adv. : The causes of the phenomenon are still incom­pletely understood. it$i£#3IIPl$rJlC@ $ in complete ness noun [U]

■ noun (NAmE) the grade that a student gets for a course of education when they have not completed all the work for that course (    ft )    AtuJ®

incomprehensible /in.kmnpri'hensabl; NAmE -,ka:m-/ adj. ~ (to sb) impossible to understand ft'&M ft? (Hi; 2ttiifft SCI unintelligible: Some application forms can be incomprehensible to ordinary people. A ^ ^    O He found his son’s actions

totally incomprehensible.   Wfr

Mo Win comprehensible ► m-com-pre-hen-si-bility /in.knmpri.hensa'bilati; NAmE -,ka:m-/ noun [U] in-com- pre-hen-sibly /-sabli/ adv.

in-com-pre-hen-sion /in.kranpri'henj'n; NAmE -,ka:m-/ noun [U] the state of not being able to understand sb/sth A 3 ft?; A til: Anna read the letter with incom­prehension.        o

inconceivable /.inkan’siivabl/ adj. impossible to imagine or believe *f£ TX $1 % W ; ft A ft Bn unthinkable : It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware-of the problem. AA)®WJtfi$Jj§i8PiAA A eM & W M iR PJ & AM® o EEQ conceivable

►                in-con-ceiv-ably adv.

in-con-du-sive /.inkan’kluisrv/ adj. not leading to a definite decision or result # A &A A       KI; AW

A (ft: inconclusive evidence/results/tests A M A Ift AAi&lftM A/ iit^ o inconclusive discussions ft ^^(fti-Aik f*TU3 conclusive ► in-con-clu-sive-ly adv.: The last meeting had ended inconclusively. ±—

incongruous /in'knggruas; NAmE -'ka:r]-/ adj. strange, and not suitable in a particular situation An* lip A AAI#lft; Atfrilift Pin inappropriate- Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age.

►                in-con-gru-ity /.mknn'gnnati; NAmE ,inka:n-/ noun [U, C]

{pi. -ies): She was struck by the incongruity of the situ­ation. k —        ASo in-con-gru-

ous-ly adv.: incongruously dressed W A Atfrifti

inconsequential /in.kDnsi'kwenJl; NAmE -,ka:n-/ adj. not important or worth considering A S H ft ; '0L A A il ft ;       Pm trivial : inconsequential

details ftA'B II ft A 0 inconsequential chatter ft il ft Of] EEQ consequential ► inconsequentially /-Jali/ adv.

in-con-sid-er-able /.mkan'sidrablf adj. ITTO1 not incon­siderable (formal) large; large enough to be considered important E A1$;      ft: We have spent a not

inconsiderable amount of money on the project already.

in con sid er ate /.inkan'sidarat/ adj. (disapproving) not giving enough thought to other people’s feelings or needs AAfS'JAti®ft; AftitfS'iAft; %JiAJW|ft Pm thoughtless: inconsiderate behaviour #£tA)§l ft?7 A o It was inconsiderate of you not to call, %'itt A E&i$-&AtT, A^^i^Ao EEQ considerate ► in-con- sid-er-ate-ly adv.

in-con-sist-ent /.mkan'sistant/ adj. 1 [not usually before noun] ~ (with sth) if two statements, etc. are inconsist­ent, or one is inconsistent with the other, they cannot both be true because they give the facts in a different way A“Pt; A®: The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. i£AJfc£AM#}R^Al§A — So

►                The witnesses’ statements were inconsistent. # iff A ft

iff ia] jf! 5 JK14 0       2 ~ with sth not matching a set of

standards, ideas, etc. A#^ (       SM ) :

Her behaviour was clearly inconsistent with her beliefs. ft?TAj&^iA#7MftfiffP0 3 (disapproving) tending to change too often; not staying the same % ft #      ;

A # '14 ^ : inconsistent results   0

Children find it difficult if a parent is inconsistent. #P ^

A&«n-, m^^nfc&fmfko

EEQ consistent ► in-con-sist-ency /-ansi/ noun [U, C] (pi. -ies): There is some inconsistency between the witnesses’ evidence and their earlier statements. iiE A (ft liE M ^ it Cl 3fe HU    A S th A o 0 I noticed a few minor

inconsistencies in her argument. fic&Ji^JMlWikiE'AA Jl&tAA/if o in-con-sist-ent-ly adv. in-con-sol-able /.mkan'saulabl; NAmE -'soul-/ (also un- con-sol-able) adj. very sad and unable to accept help or comfort #J; AfeltSf &A They were inconsol­able when their only child died. P®—■ #)i£AAtti:N\

fMIMiAt^o ► in-con-sol-ably /-abli/ (also un- con-sol-ably) adv.: to weep inconsolably in con spicu ous /.inkan'spikjuas/ adj. not attracting attention; not easy to notice A^IAftS&A A^iiW PUa conspicuous ► in-con-spicu-ous-ly adv. in-con-stant /in'kDnstant; NAmE -'ka:n-/ adj. (formal) not faithful in love or friendship (       ) A,®-W,

A A—ft) EEEJ fickle PTJ3 constant ► in-con-stancy /-ansi/ noun [U]

in-con-test-able /.mkan'testabl/ adj. (formal) that is true and cannot be disagreed with or denied W; Afll^iAW; fcnJW&W) 0CE3 indisputable: an incontestable right/fact     AnJSMlS^

► in-con-test-ably /-abli/ adv.

in-con-tin-ence /in'knntinans; NAmE -'ka:n/ noun [u] the lack of ability to control the bladder and bowels A FT5T3 continence ► in-con-tin-ent /-ant/ adj. : Many of our patients are incontinent. |l<iCl Affif]'

■                  Amm o

in-con-tro-vert-ible /.inkrmtra'vaitabl; NAmE ,inka:n- tra'v3irt-/ adj. (formal) that is true and cannot be disagreed with or denied fc Wf #- M (ft ; A16 ^ iA ; A AT      BHJ3 indisputable : incontrovertible

evidence/proof  ► in-con-tro-vert-ibly

/,inkDntra'v3;t0bli; NAmE ,inka:ntra'v3:rt-/ adv. in-con-veni-ence /.inkan’virnians/ noun, verb * noun 1 [U] trouble or problems, especially concerning what you need or would like yourself A Hi; ffl ; mM: We apologize for the delay and regret any incon­venience it may have caused. #£f| AlftAViR @ifcfj 01 have already been put

to considerable inconvenience.

To 2 [C] a person or thing that causes problems or difficulties        JftSlftA (SE1 nuis­

ance: I can put up with minor inconveniences. A &

■                  verb [VN] to cause trouble or difficulty for sb ^ ^ A )

►                AAi ( ) : I hope that we haven’t

inconvenienced you.

in-con-veni-ent /.inkan’vimiant/ adj. causing trouble or problems, especially concerning what you need or would like yourself A AfgftT       it JiK ffl

[')-]: an inconvenient time/place A AM W Ei |sj / Jill A r*m convenient ► in-coii-veni-ent-ly adv. in-corp-or-ate /in’koipareit; NAmE -'koirp-/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (in/into/within sth) to include sth so that it