series: [17] Latin seriēs (from which English got series) denoted a ‘succession of things connected together’. It was derived from serere ‘connect’, which has also given English assert and insert [16]. Serial [19] was coined specifically with reference to stories published in instalments. => assert, insert, serial
series (n.)
1610s, "a number or set of things of one kind arranged in a line," from Latin series "row, chain, series, sequence, succession," from serere "to join, link, bind together, arrange, attach, put; join in speech, discuss," from PIE root *ser- (3) "to line up, join" (cognates: Sanskrit sarat- "thread," Greek eirein "to fasten together in rows," Gothic sarwa (plural) "armor, arms," Old Norse s?rve "necklace of stringed pearls," Old Irish sernaid "he joins together," Welsh ystret "row").
Meaning "set of printed works published consecutively" is from 1711. Meaning "set of radio or television programs with the same characters and themes" is attested from 1949. Baseball sense "set of games on consecutive days between the same teams" is from 1862.
雙語例句
1. He was carrying on about some stupid television series.
他喋喋不休地說著某個無聊的電視連續(xù)劇。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Jamaica Festival is planning a series of workshops and business seminars.
牙買加節(jié)正在籌劃一系列研習(xí)班和商務(wù)研討會。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.
海關(guān)官員們對這種設(shè)備作出了一系列互相矛盾的陳述。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The series goes out at 10.30pm, Fridays, on Channel 4.
這部連續(xù)劇每周五晚上10點(diǎn)30分在第4頻道播出。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Perot hoped to run another series of campaign infomercials.