c. 1600, "state of standing still; firmness," from Middle French consistence (Modern French consistance) "a standing fast," from Medieval Latin consistentia, from Latin consistentem (nominative consistens), present participle of consistere (see consist). Meaning "coherence, solidity" is recorded from 1620s.
权威例句
1. Mix the water into the cement until you get the right consistence.
用水搅拌水泥,直到你认为合适的稠度为止.
2. His actions lack consistence.
他的行动缺乏一致性.
3. Difficult to keep all the data ( consistence ) and accurate.
难以保持所有数据 ( 统一 ) 及准确.
4. Stools were very light in color and of mushy consistence.
大便颜色很淡,并且软如泥.
5. A statistical autocorrelation analysis method based on surface - consistence is presented.