When things happen consecutively, they follow one after another with no gap and no jump.

When things happen consecutively當事情consecutively（連續地）發生時，they follow one after another with no gap and no jump代表它們一個接著一個，中間沒有間隔，也沒有跳過。

Days, years, games, page numbers: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday are consecutive days; if it rains Monday through Friday without a break, it rained for five days consecutively. Numbers that run 3, 4, 5 are consecutive; 3, 5, 8 are not.

Days, years, games, page numbers天數、年份、比賽場次、頁碼都可以這樣用：Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday are consecutive days星期一、星期二、星期三是consecutive（連續的）幾天；if it rains Monday through Friday without a break如果從星期一到星期五中間沒停地下雨，it rained for five days consecutively就是連續下了五天雨。Numbers that run 3, 4, 5 are consecutive像3、4、5這樣的數字是連續的；3, 5, 8 are not3、5、8就不是。

Sports writing loves it (“won three titles consecutively”). It is a neat, slightly careful word. In speech people often just say in a row or one after another.

Sports writing loves it運動報導很愛用這個字（“won three titles consecutively”連續拿下三個冠軍）。It is a neat, slightly careful word它是個整齊、有點講究的字。In speech people often just say in a row or one after another口語裡人們常常就直接說in a row或one after another。

It does not mean “so” or “because of that” — that is consequently, and mixing those two is one of the most common slips with this family.

It does not mean “so” or “because of that”它不是「所以」或「因此」的意思——that is consequently那是consequently；and mixing those two is one of the most common slips with this family把這兩個字搞混，是這一組字最常見的錯誤之一。