succession

詞型變化：

副詞:successionally 形容詞:successional 英文字典

詞意辨析：

sequence, progression, series, succession

這些名詞均含“連續，順序”之意。
sequence: 多指時間、空間或事件等有規律、合乎邏輯的連續。
progression: 指向前推進的行為過程或狀態的連續。
series: 指按照性質類似或基本相同的關係而安排的一系列事物，比如哈里波特系列電影，阿加莎小說系列。
succession: 側重一些類似的東西或事件一個接一個連續不斷。succession

英文解釋：

名詞 succession:

1. a following of one thing after another in time
   同義詞：sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession
2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order
3. the action of following in order
   同義詞：sequence
4. (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
   同義詞：ecological succession
5. acquisition of property by descent or by will
   同義詞：taking over

相關對話：

1. The cost of living seems set to drop for the third month in succession.
   生活費用持續下降，眼看就快三個月了。
2. There are a succession of rainy days here.
   這裡一連好幾天都是雨天。
3. A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.
   一齊射擊，快速連續射擊大批火器同時連續急速地發射
4. A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.
   預定的繼承順序確定的繼承權順序，如對地產或職位
5. He retrieved his losses by betting on a succession of winners.
   他下的賭注連續獲勝才挽回了損失。