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発音

• IPA: /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/, /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl/
• ハイフネーション: in‧com‧pat‧i‧ble

形容詞

incompatible (comparative more incompatible, superlative most incompatible)

1. Of two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

   Synonyms: irreconcilable, abhorrent (literary)

   My phone is incompatible with the latest version of this app.

   • 1788, Publius [pseudonym; Alexander Hamilton], “Number LXXXIII”, in The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, […] , volume II, New York, N.Y.: […] J. and A. M‘Lean, […], →OCLC:

     Courts of equity are in many instances so nice and intricate, that they are incompatible with the genius of trials by jury.

   • 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

     "You did not visit High Barn?"
     "Oh no."
     "But there was no particular reason why you should not?"
     "Why do you ask me that?" she demanded quickly, and in a tone that was quite incompatible with the simple inquiry.

   • 2019 February 27, Jeremy Pelzer, “Green Party presidential hopeful says he was fired as rabbi because of Israel criticism”, in cleveland.com‎:

     After the story was published, Hunter stated that the temple's executive committee informed him that such statements were incompatible with being a rabbi.

2. (chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.

反意語

• compatible

下位語

• backward-incompatible

派生語

参考

名詞

incompatible (plural incompatibles)

1. (medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.

   the incompatibles of iron

2. (philosophy) A consequent of a contrary.
   • 2004, Boethius, translated by Eleonore Stump, In Ciceronis Topica:

     Incompatibles are consequents of contraries. For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers. So snoring and waking are incompatibles.