分成好幾集，一集接一集
把「一個接一個」用在故事的播出或刊登上：整個故事被切成一段一段，照順序一次放一段。
serial (story in parts) · noun · C1
A story that is shown on TV or printed in a magazine in several separate parts, one after another.
連續劇
核心畫面
Think of things lined up one behind another in a fixed order — like beads threaded on a single string, or carriages coupled into a train — each one following the one before it in a single line.
可以想成一串東西前後排成固定的順序，像一顆顆珠子串在同一條線上、或一節節車廂接成一列火車——每一個都緊跟在前一個後面…更多收起
可以想成一串東西前後排成固定的順序，像一顆顆珠子串在同一條線上、或一節節車廂接成一列火車——每一個都緊跟在前一個後面，連成一條不斷的隊伍。From the word’s history
Serial comes from Latin series 'a row, chain, succession', from the verb serere 'to join, link, line up' — literally things linked into one single line.
serial 來自拉丁文 series（一排、一串、一連串），而 series 又來自動詞 serere「連接、串起、排成一列」；換句話說，這個字骨子裡就是「把東西一個接一個串成一條線」。
etymonline.com/word/serial 與 /word/series（serere 'to join, link'）
From the picture
同一種行為一犯再犯
把「一個接一個」用在同一個人重複做同一件（壞）事：一次、又一次、再一次，串成長長的一串。
serial (repeat offender) · adjective · C1
Doing the same kind of bad action again and again — used before words like offender or thief.
連續作案的
Also in this word
sequential, in order · adjective · C1
In a fixed order, with each thing coming right after the one before.
依序的
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
serialadj/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
- 1
Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- These singular ribs have a very different direction from that of the serial teeth of the hinge, and cannot be taken for teeth.
- 2
Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
- The serial killer had a string of victims across seven states.
- He was a serial entrepreneur, always coming up with a new way to make cash.
- 3
Published or produced in installments.
- 4
grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsOf or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
serialnoun/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
- 1
A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- 2
A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- 3
slangcomputingengineeringmathematicsA serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
- 4
A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
- The practice, especially among members of shield serials, of 'whooping like cowboys and indians' and beating of truncheons on riot shields must cease as this tends to frighten and intimidate rioters.
- The serials worked in pairs, one with long shields and one with short shields.
serialverb/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
- 1
to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。