incongruent
UK/in'kɔŋɡruәnt/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Not matching or consistent; (geometry) not congruent
不一致的，不匹配的；（几何）不全等的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
con-agree, fit together, be in accord
+
-entperforming, being in a state
=incongruent
in- (not) + con- (together) + gru (meet, fit) + -ent (adj.) = 'not coinciding / not consistent.' The direct negation of congruent, used in formal or technical writing (and as the geometric opposite of congruent).
Root gru still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.incongruent with与...不一致
- 2.geometrically incongruent几何上不一致
Example Sentences
- 1.
The witness's two statements were clearly incongruent.
- 2.
The patient's words and body language seemed incongruent.