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In Succession

Definition / 定义

“连续地;依次地;一个接一个地”。常用于描述事件、动作或人/物在时间顺序上紧接着发生。(也可在某些语境中表示“连续几次”)

Pronunciation / 发音

/ɪn səkˈsɛʃən/

Examples / 例句

She won three matches in succession.
她连续赢了三场比赛。

Three alarms rang in succession, each louder than the last, and the whole building began to panic.
警报连续响了三次,一次比一次更响,整栋楼开始恐慌起来。

Etymology / 词源

succession 来自拉丁语 succedere,意为“跟在后面、接替、继起”(sub- “在下面/后面” + cedere “走”)。因此 in succession 字面上就是“在接替的过程中”,引申为“接连不断、依次发生”。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Works / 文学作品

  • On the Origin of Species — Charles Darwin
  • The Federalist Papers — Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
  • A Tale of Two Cities — Charles Dickens
  • Moby-Dick — Herman Melville
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