catena
/kəˈtiːnə/noun
(pl. catenae /-niː/ 或catenas)
1- technical a connected series or chain〈技〉一系列, 一连串。
1.1
- a connected series of texts written by early Christian theologians（早期基督教神学家所写的）评注文选丛刊。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin， 'chain'， originally in catena patrum 'chain of the (Church) Fathers'.