1Acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate.

1. 1.1 Unchanging in nature, standard, or effect over time.
   he is their most consistent player this season

   the mixtures are of consistent quality

   Example sentencesExamples

   • On opening night, he alone of the main players managed a consistent performance.
   • He may be getting on a wee bit but he is probably as fit now as he has ever been and has been our most consistent player this season.
   • With the consistent intervention of human nature, expectations do creep in and that is where the fun starts.
   • These concentrations were chosen after preliminary experiments to be the lowest that showed consistent effects.
   • But much higher rates should come with more consistent service and better quality.
   • Each approach is internally consistent and effective, but different.
   • He was the team's most consistent defensive player this season and a sure tackler.
   • He won most of his headers and was probably one of our most consistent players this season.
   • He is a big lad and is a consistent player, good hands and a big kicker of the ball.
   • The camps are operated to a very high standard and the consistent quality of the entire operation has stood the test of time.
   • The estimated effects were consistent across the various parts of the analysis.
   • Perhaps the consistent quality of cultivated mushrooms has something to do with this.
   • The newspapers were judged on the consistent quality of the newspaper in that time frame.
   • He's been one of our most consistent players all season and we'll miss him.
   • The nurses' views were remarkably consistent and remained largely unchanged after feedback.
   • One of the most important factors that relate to good quality of fruit is consistent watering.
   • He was happy to see a local product conforming to the highest standards of quality and consistent supply.
   • Any potentially consistent effect might have been underestimated.
   • People grow bored easily and they need either constant updates or consistent quality.
   • Not all his novels and short stories are of consistent quality.

   Synonyms

   steady, stable, constant, regular, even, uniform, orderly, unchanging, unvarying, unswerving, undeviating, unwavering, unfluctuating, homogeneous, true to type
2. 1.2 Compatible or in agreement with something.
   一致的，符合的；和谐的，协调的
   the injuries are consistent with falling from a great height

   这些伤口符合高处坠落的特征。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It is consistent with my understanding of what this site is and why it accepts paid advertising.
   • And in that way, the role of the judge is consistent with the democratic theory.
   • This ruling doesn't seem to be consistent with what is already allowed to be printed and sold.
   • Is there a way to read these opinions as consistent with a principle?
   • Obviously the content of the blog mustn't promote a lifestyle that is not consistent with Christianity.
   • It is also consistent with the growing prominence of gay and lesbian activism on campus.
   • If I were to give you a political position, of course it would be consistent with my personal position.
   • So if a coherence theory of truth is acceptable, it must be consistent with a correspondence theory.
   • So the overall data is still consistent with a softening housing sector.
   • This is not consistent with the spirit of the National Population Policy.
   • Many legal experts argue that the agreements are neither legal, nor consistent with the Treaty.
   • It also noted that the reforms were consistent with regional agreements.
   • But yes, the changes in personality are consistent with my feelings and thoughts.
   • What both men were doing was consistent with their respective assumptions and goals.
   • All of the correspondence thereafter is completely consistent with negotiations between the two sides.
   • That struck me as very much consistent with the philosophy he put out earlier.
   • The reconciliation process should be consistent with the business strategy.
   • It is also essential that any such agreement is consistent with the European convention on human rights.
   • The investigative personnel allege that this is consistent with international practice.
   • The original number was 1,200 and he says that is consistent with what they promised.

   Synonyms

   compatible, congruous, agreeing, accordant, consonant, in harmony, harmonious, in tune, in line, reconcilable, of a piece
3. 1.3 (of an argument or set of ideas) not containing any logical contradictions.
   （论点，观点）不矛盾的；连贯的；一致的
   a consistent explanation

   前后一致的解释。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • But can we gain from such images a consistent set of concepts which are relevant both to us and to the age itself?
   • I look forward to any consistent and credible explanation of this matter.
   • It will be clear to all, and we will have a consistent set of logic applying to it.
   • Finally, science moves forward because scientists seek to develop logically consistent theories.
   • The least he could do is give voters a consistent idea of what he'd do differently and better.
   • Rousseau was concerned with unity between the author and his work, but not in terms of consistent ideas.
   • These developments require a new set of geologically consistent ideas about how life began.
   • What it needs is a much more powerful, consistent, and coherent political expression.
   • The Society became concerned about the lack of a consistent explanation.
   • His argument is compelling and consistent, and it very rarely disappoints.
   • This is not to say that Franklin's book is not guided by a consistent set of interests.
   • Any theory put forward needed to be, or at least to claim to be, internally coherent and consistent in these respects.
   • As long as the extended number system is logically consistent, which it is, there is no harm in using it as a model.
   • The need for a consistent system of rules applies in law not only to the admissibility of evidence and how it is assessed.
   • There is no conjecture there - it is all supported, sequential, logical and consistent.
   • As already implied, a theory can be clear, consistent, complete - and false.
   • One maximal consistent set of propositions is distinctive in that all of the propositions belonging to it are true.
   • Overall, a consistent set of variables is selected across the two functional forms.
   • Both are narrative symphonic poems, but both are also consistent musical arguments.
   • It says that no consistent formal logical system can prove its own consistency.

   Synonyms

   reasoned, well reasoned, rational, sound, cogent, well thought out, valid