succession

Compared meaning: things arranged or happening one after another (noun).

比较义项：一个接一个排列或发生的系列（名词）。

• sequence

  Sequence stresses the fixed or logical order of items (which comes first, second...), not necessarily one replacing another; common with steps, numbers, events.

  sequence强调事物排列的固定或逻辑顺序（先后次序），不一定表示一个接替另一个；常用于步骤、数字、事件。

  Follow the sequence of steps exactly, or the recipe won't turn out right.

  严格按照步骤的顺序进行，否则这道菜就做不好。

• succession 本词

  Succession stresses one thing or person following right after another, often replacing a predecessor; common with people or events happening one after another (a rapid succession of changes).

  succession强调一件事或一个人紧接着另一个发生，常带有替代前者的意味；常用于人物或连续发生的事件（如「in succession」表示接连发生）。

  Three prime ministers resigned in quick succession that year.

  那一年，三位总理接连辞职。

Both mean a series of things in order. Sequence stresses the fixed order of items, not one replacing another. Succession stresses one thing following right after another, often replacing it. Excludes sequence in DNA or film, and succession meaning 'the right to inherit'.

这两个词在本义项中都表示“依次出现的一系列事物”，容易混淆，但sequence侧重事物排列的固定或逻辑顺序本身，succession侧重一件事紧接着另一件发生或替代的过程，语气更强调连续性。这里不比较sequence在DNA序列、影视蒙太奇等专业用法中的其他意义，也不比较succession表示“继承（权）”的意义。