Successive means one after another with nothing in between — an unbroken run. "Three successive wins" means win, win, win, no loss in the middle.

SuccessiveSuccessive means是指 one after another with nothing in between一個接一個，中間沒有間斷 — an unbroken run一段不間斷的連續。 'Three successive wins'「three successive wins」 means意思是 win, win, win, no loss in the middle贏、贏、贏，中間沒有輸過。

It almost always sits before a plural noun and almost always has a number or *several* in front of it: "four successive days", "two successive governments", "several successive attempts". The unbroken part is the whole point, and it is why the word is so common in sport, weather reports, and business news, where a run of the same result is the story. "Prices rose for a fifth successive month" tells you it happened in month one, two, three, four and five — not five times scattered across the year.

It它 almost always sits before a plural noun幾乎都放在複數名詞前面 and almost always has a number or *several* in front of it而且前面幾乎都會有一個數字或 several：'four successive days'「four successive days」，'two successive governments'「two successive governments」，'several successive attempts'「several successive attempts」。 The unbroken part這種「不間斷」的特性 is the whole point就是重點所在，and而 it is why the word is so common in sport, weather reports, and business news這也是為什麼這個字在體育、氣象報導和財經新聞裡這麼常見，where a run of the same result is the story因為連續出現同樣的結果正是新聞重點。 'Prices rose for a fifth successive month'「Prices rose for a fifth successive month」（物價連續第五個月上漲） tells you it happened in month one, two, three, four and five告訴你這件事在第一、二、三、四、五個月都發生了 — not five times scattered across the year而不是這一年裡分散發生五次。

Be careful with a second, quieter use: "successive versions of the software" means each one came after the last, and usually that each one built on the last. Here there is no counting; the feeling is a chain of improvements.

Be careful with a second, quieter use要小心第二種、比較不明顯的用法：'successive versions of the software'「successive versions of the software」 means each one came after the last意思是每一版都在上一版之後出現，and usually that each one built on the last而且通常表示每一版都是建立在上一版之上。 Here在這個用法裡，there is no counting不是在數次數；the feeling這裡的感覺 is是 a chain of improvements一連串的改進。

Both uses are slightly formal but not difficult — you will meet them constantly in newspapers. In speech people more often say "three days in a row" or "three days straight", which is exactly the same idea in easier words.

Both uses兩種用法 are slightly formal but not difficult都有點正式，但不難 — you你 will meet them constantly in newspapers會在報紙裡常常遇到。 In speech在口語裡，people人們 more often say 'three days in a row' or 'three days straight'更常說「three days in a row」或「three days straight」，which is exactly the same idea in easier words用比較簡單的說法表達完全一樣的概念。