serial
- adj. 连续的, 连载的
- n. 连载故事
- Definition
- adj. happening one after another in a series, published in parts
- n. a story published or broadcast in regular separate parts
- Example
- This magazine publishes a new serial story every month.
- 这本杂志每月都会连载一个新故事。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: happening one after another (adjective).
比较义项：连续的、一个接一个发生的（形容词）。
- serial 本词
Describes something arranged or published in a series of separate installments, without implying the parts happen with no gap between them; typical collocations are serial story, serial drama, serial number.
指按系列安排或分期发表的事物，各部分之间未必紧密相连、中间可以有间隔；常见搭配为连载故事、连续剧、序列号。
The newspaper ran a serial comic strip, publishing one new episode every week.
这家报纸连载了一部漫画，每周刊登一集新的内容。
- successive
Emphasizes an unbroken run of events happening one right after another, usually paired with a specific count; common in phrases like three successive years or successive wins.
强调事件紧接不间断地一个接一个发生，通常与具体次数搭配，如连续三年或连胜。
She injured her knee in three successive matches this season.
本赛季她在连续三场比赛中都伤到了膝盖。
Both words mean one after another, but differ. Serial describes things arranged or published in separate parts, with gaps allowed, as in a serial story. Successive stresses an unbroken run of events, as in three successive years. Serial's 'connected crimes' sense is not compared.
这两个词都表示“一个接一个”，但侧重不同：serial 强调事物按系列排列或分期发布，各部分之间未必紧密相连、中间可以有间隔（如连载故事、系列编号）；successive 强调紧接不间断地连续发生，且常与具体次数搭配（如连续三年、连胜）。这里不比较 serial 在“连环案件”（如 serial killer 连环杀手）中的用法。