series
/ˈsɪəriːz/noun
(复同单)
1
- a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another系列：
the explosion was the latest in a series of accidents
此次爆炸是系列事故中的最新一起
he gave a series of lectures on modern art.
他作了现代艺术的系列讲座。
1.1
- a set of books, maps, periodicals, or other documents published in a common format or under a common title系列出版物。
1.2
- a set of games played between two teams系列比赛：
the Test series against Australia.
与澳大利亚队决赛阶段的系列比赛。
1.3
- a line of products, especially vehicles or machines, sharing features of design or assembly and marketed with a separate number from other lines（尤指车辆、机械的）系列产品：
as modifier a series Ⅲ SWB Land Rover.陆虎ⅢSWB 系列产品。
1.4
- a set of stamps, banknotes, or coins issued at a particular time（同时发行的）一套邮票（或货币、硬币）。
2
- a set or sequence of related television or radio programmes系列剧; 连续剧：
a new drama series.
一部新的舞台系列剧。
4
- as modifier denoting electrical circuits or components arranged so that the current passes through each successively（电路）串联的。PARALLEL的反义词。
5
- Geology (in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an epoch in time, being a subdivision of a system and itself subdivided into stages【地质】（年代地层学用语）统：
the Pliocene series.
上新统。
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- Chemistry a set of elements with common properties or of compounds related in composition or structure【化】（元素的）系：
the metals of the lanthanide series.
镧系金属。
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- Mathematics a set of quantities constituting a progression or having the several values determined by a common relation【数】级数; 序列项的总和。
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- Phonetics a group of speech sounds having at least one phonetic feature in common but distinguished in other respects【语音学】有共同特征的一组语音; 系列（音）。
短语
in series
- (of a set of batteries or electrical components) arranged so that the current passes through each successively（一组电池、电器）串联的。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally 'row, chain', from serere 'join, connect'.