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 sörve "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.
实用例句
1. He was carrying on about some stupid television series.
他喋喋不休地说着某个无聊的电视连续剧。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Jamaica Festival is planning a series of workshops and business seminars.
牙买加节正在筹划一系列研习班和商务研讨会。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.
海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The series goes out at 10.30pm, Fridays, on Channel 4.
这部连续剧每周五晚上10点30分在第4频道播出。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Perot hoped to run another series of campaign infomercials.