sequence、progression、series与succession这些名词均含“连续、顺序”之意。
sequence : 多指时间、空间或事件等有规律、合乎逻辑的连续。
- He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
他描述了抢劫案发生前的一系列有关情况。
progression : 指向前推进的行为过程或状态的连续。
- I believe in progression, in taking risks, in never getting stale.
我崇尚进取、冒险和永不倦怠。
series : 指按照性质类似或基本相同的关系而安排的一系列事物。
- 到1920年，福克斯和环球已经声名显赫。而洛氏公司刚刚接管大都会影业，开启了最终催生了米高梅的一系列合并。
By 1920, Fox and Universal were already names to conjure with. And Loew's, Inc. had just taken over Metro Pictures, inaugurating a series of mergers that would eventually give birth to MGM.
succession : 侧重一些类似的东西或事件一个接一个连续不断。
