这两个形容词均含“一致的”之意。
compatible : 指两个事物不仅无分歧，不互相排斥，而且可以并存，和谐地处在一起。
- It was when we started living together that we found we just weren't compatible.
等到开始生活在一起时，才发现我们根本合不来。 - This software may not be compatible with older operating systems.
该软件可能与较老的操作系统不兼容。 - Such policies are not compatible with democratic government.
此类政策与民主政体格格不入。 - Are their two blood groups compatible (= can blood from one person be given to the other person)?
他俩的血型相容吗？
consistent : 指各事物之间或同一物体各细节之间都能一致，不自相矛盾。
- What the witness said in court was not consistent with the statement he made to the police.
证人在法庭上的证词和他对警方的陈述不一致。 - We do not consider his behaviour to be consistent with the holding of a high-ranking job.
我们认为他的行为与他位居要职的身份不相符。
