incompatible
UK/ɪnkəm'pætɪb(ə)l/US/.inkәm'pætәbl/
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
adj.
Unable to exist or work together; conflicting
不相容的，不兼容的，矛盾的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
compatibletogether, with
=incompatible
in- (not) + compatible = the negative of compatible: cannot coexist or work together.
Common Collocations
- 1.incompatible with与...不兼容
- 2.mutually incompatible相互不兼容
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two file formats are completely incompatible.
- 2.
Their goals turned out to be incompatible.