Word · Frequency #24408
incoherence
不连贯；缺乏条理；（说话或思维）语无伦次
核心释义
The quality or state of being incoherent, especially in speech or thought; lack of logical connection or clarity.
- 1.
不连贯的性质；缺乏条理。
The quality of being incoherent.
- 2.
不连贯的事物；不合逻辑或缺乏逻辑关联的事物。
Something incoherent; something that does not make logical sense or is not logically connected.
- 3.
极其混乱、令他人无法理解的思维或言语。
Thinking or speech that is so disorganized that it is essentially inapprehensible to others.
不连贯的事物；不合逻辑的言语或文字；不连贯的性质；缺乏条理。；不连贯的事物；不合逻辑或缺乏逻辑关联的事物。；极其混乱、令他人无法理解的思维或言语。；无凝聚性
用法In use
The teacher criticized the student's essay for its incoherence, as the ideas jumped from topic to topic without any logical connection.
用法提示：incoherence 作为名词，表示思想或内容缺乏连贯性。
After the accident, his speech was marked by incoherence, making it difficult for doctors to understand him.
用法提示：incoherence 指言语表达不连贯、无条理。
The incoherence of the company's new policy confused employees, who found it contradictory and poorly explained.
用法提示：incoherence 指政策缺乏一致性，逻辑混乱。
incoherence of [noun phrase]
The incoherence of his argument was obvious.
他论点的不连贯性显而易见。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- utter incoherence
- 完全语无伦次；毫无条理
- The essay was rejected for its utter incoherence.这篇文章因完全语无伦次而被退回。
- descend into incoherence
- 逐渐陷入语无伦次
- As the fever worsened, his speech began to descend into incoherence.随着发烧加重，他的话语开始逐渐变得语无伦次。
- policy incoherence
- 政策不连贯；政策缺乏一致性
- Policy incoherence across government departments undermined the reform.政府各部门之间的政策缺乏一致性，削弱了改革效果。
- narrative incoherence
- 叙述不连贯
- The film was criticized for its narrative incoherence.这部电影因叙述不连贯而受到批评。
- internal incoherence
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“in”是“不”，连贯(coherence)变成不连贯：绳子断成一截截，说话语无伦次。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、formal speech、logical argument 这是一个偏正式的名词，多用于书面语或严肃讨论中，指观点、言语缺乏连贯或条理。日常口语不太常用，口语中更常使用 doesn’t make sense 或 incoherent。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数，但复数形式 incoherences 表示具体的不连贯之处。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes: coherence, adherence, interference — all stress the syllable with /ɪə/ followed by /rəns/. Lookalikes: reference and preference are spelled with -erence but stress the first syllable and are pronounced /ˈrefərəns/ and /ˈprefərəns/.
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